Aria University

Analysis

Aria University is a registered charity in United States, based in Milpitas, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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 December 2023, Aria University reported income of $2.6m and spending of $2.3m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $757k to $2.6m (+247%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Aria University sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Harrison Center for the Arts Inc ($2.6m), Renewal Ministries Inc ($2.6m) and World Indigenous Missions Inc ($2.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 75% and program service revenue 25% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $741k (32% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $453k. At year end it held assets of $5.5m against liabilities of $4.4m, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 9 employees.