Nevada City School of the Arts

Analysis

Nevada City School of the Arts is a registered charity in United States, based in Nevada City, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2012, 14 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 2023, Nevada City School of the Arts reported income of $8.2m and spending of $8.2m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $5.2m to $8.2m (+59%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Nevada City School of the Arts sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Milwaukee Scholars Charter School Inc ($8.2m), UCLA Investment Company ($8.2m) and Aspen Ridge School ($8.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 3.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $231k (2.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.7m. At year end it held assets of $7.1m against liabilities of $2.7m, net assets of $4.4m. It reported 160 employees.