Wisconsin Head Start Association

Analysis

Wisconsin Head Start Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Madison, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Wisconsin Head Start Association reported income of $580k and spending of $368k, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $234k to $580k (+147%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Wisconsin Head Start Association 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 72nd percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gasparilla Festival of the Arts Inc ($580k), Oklahoma Music Educators Association ($580k) and Alliance Francaise de Philadelphia ($580k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 58% and program service revenue 39% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $107k (29% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $48k. At year end it held assets of $801k against liabilities of $68k, net assets of $733k. It reported 3 employees.