Essential Instruction

Analysis

Essential Instruction is a registered charity in United States, based in Marion, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2014, 12 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, Essential Instruction reported income of $115k and spending of $100k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $125k to $115k (-7.6%), an average of -3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Essential Instruction sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile, and in the 40th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bethel High School All Sports Booster Club Inc ($115k), College of Syntonic Optometry ($115k) and Alvin Jacketeer Booster Club ($115k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 67% and program service revenue 33% of the total. At year end it held assets of $207k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $207k.