Big Sky Discovery School Inc

Analysis

Big Sky Discovery School Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Big Sky, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2015, 11 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 July 2023, Big Sky Discovery School Inc reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.1m, spending 82% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from July 2020 to July 2023, income grew from $1.0m to $1.4m (+37%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2021, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Big Sky Discovery School Inc 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 84th percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Johns Community Housing Development Fund Corp ($1.4m), Starbright Learning Center ($1.4m) and Civics Unplugged Inc ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending July 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 45% and program service revenue 55% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $106k (9.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $503k. At year end it held assets of $534k against liabilities of -$4,230, net assets of $538k. It reported 23 employees.