Gordon Parks Elementary School

Analysis

Gordon Parks Elementary School is a registered charity in United States, based in Kansas City, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2024, Gordon Parks Elementary School reported income of $3.7m and spending of $3.7m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $3.3m to $3.7m (+11%), an average of +2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 16%. 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, Gordon Parks Elementary School sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cincinnati Technology Academy ($3.7m), The Oliveran School Inc ($3.7m) and Victory Academy ($3.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $149k (4.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.7m. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $125k, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 38 employees.