Vista College Preparatory Inc

Analysis

Vista College Preparatory Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Phoenix, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2013, 13 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, Vista College Preparatory Inc reported income of $22.9m and spending of $18.5m, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $6.4m to $22.9m (+256%), an average of +37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Vista College Preparatory Inc sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Saint James School Inc ($22.9m), Instruction Partners ($22.9m) and Kings Ridge Christian School Inc ($22.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 49% and program service revenue 50% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $285k (1.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $8.5m. At year end it held assets of $43.1m against liabilities of $35.0m, net assets of $8.1m. It reported 240 employees.