The Biome

Analysis

The Biome is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Louis, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 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, The Biome reported income of $3.6m and spending of $3.6m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.5m to $3.6m (+44%), an average of +9.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Biome sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Crater Lake Charter Academy LLC ($3.6m), Trinity Classical School of Houston Inc ($3.6m) and East Hollywood High School Inc ($3.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 1.2% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $493k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 47 employees.