Knox School of Santa Barbara

Analysis

Knox School of Santa Barbara is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Barbara, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2014, 12 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, Knox School of Santa Barbara reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.4m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $973k to $1.4m (+43%), an average of +9.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Knox School of Santa Barbara sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bloomington Developmental Learning Center Incorporated ($1.4m), Alta Vista Charter School Inc ($1.4m) and Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnologies Institute ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 11% and program service revenue 88% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $180k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $578k. At year end it held assets of $368k against liabilities of $343k, net assets of $26k. It reported 26 employees.