Desert Pre-School Academy

Analysis

Desert Pre-School Academy is a registered charity in United States, based in Palm Desert, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Desert Pre-School Academy reported income of $4.3m and spending of $4.2m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $286k to $4.3m (+1403%), an average of +72% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2019, when income rose by 249%. 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, Desert Pre-School Academy sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hillside Montessori of Lagrange ($4.3m), Wilmington Montessori School ($4.3m) and Vincent Smith School ($4.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $126k (3.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.3m. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of $50k. It reported 111 employees.