Ben Yehuda Academy

Analysis

Ben Yehuda Academy is a registered charity in United States, based in San Antonio, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 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 August 2023, Ben Yehuda Academy reported income of $5.0m and spending of $5.0m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $3.1m to $5.0m (+62%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2020, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Ben Yehuda Academy sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages Inc ($5.0m), Hellenic American University Inc ($5.0m) and Orangeburg Preparatory Schools Inc ($5.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 8.1% and program service revenue 92% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $181k (3.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.5m. At year end it held assets of $15.2m against liabilities of $10.7m, net assets of $4.4m. It reported 81 employees.