Happy Trails School

Analysis

Happy Trails School is a registered charity in United States, based in Tucson, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2026. 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 July 2022, Happy Trails School reported income of $1.1m and spending of $961k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from July 2019 to July 2022, income grew from $862k to $1.1m (+27%), an average of +8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Happy Trails School sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Centro de Cuidado Diurno Arullo Maternal Inc ($1.1m), University of Virginia School of Architecture ($1.1m) and Council of Affiliated Negro Organizations Inc ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending July 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 16% and program service revenue 84% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $58k (6.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $531k. At year end it held assets of $275k against liabilities of $22k, net assets of $253k. It reported 43 employees.