College of the West

Analysis

College of the West is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2005, 21 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, College of the West reported income of $53k and spending of $37k, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $35k to $53k (+51%), an average of +51% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, College of the West sits at the 23rd percentile: it is larger than about 23% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 21st percentile, and in the 23rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Tutoring Association ($53k), Duke City Repertory Theatre ($53k) and Doral Academy of Nevada Fire Mesa Ptso ($53k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 45% and program service revenue 55% of the total. At year end it held assets of $50k against liabilities of $4,189, net assets of $45k.