Southwest Center for Educational Excellence

Analysis

Southwest Center for Educational Excellence is a registered charity in United States, based in Webb City, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1998, 28 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 June 2023, Southwest Center for Educational Excellence reported income of $2.4m and spending of $1.9m, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $508k to $2.4m (+363%), an average of +47% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 87%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Southwest Center for Educational Excellence sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Uncharted Learning NFP ($2.4m), Isu Facilities Corporation ($2.4m) and Cypress Junction Montessori Inc ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $138k (7.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $759k. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $2.1m. It reported 11 employees.