Plies

Analysis

Plies is a registered charity in United States, based in Wrightwood, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Plies reported income of $1.5m and spending of $869k, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $122k to $1.5m (+1087%), an average of +86% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 194%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Plies sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 84th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Peralta Colleges Foundation ($1.5m), Firenuggets ($1.5m) and Capitol Region Education Councilfoundation Inc ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $206k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $4,437, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 4 employees.