Discovery High School Inc
Analysis
Discovery High School Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Lake Alfred, FL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2016, 10 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, Discovery High School Inc reported income of $8.8m and spending of $9.2m, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $5.2m to $8.8m (+67%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.
Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Discovery High School Inc sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include McIntosh Trail E C D C ($8.8m), Founders Academy of Las Vegas ($8.8m) and Pineapple Cove Classical Academy at West Melbourne ($8.8m).
On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.3% and program service revenue 92% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $4.2m. At year end it held assets of $26.9m against liabilities of $28.4m, net assets of -$1.5m.
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Contributions & grants 1.3%
- Program services 92%
- Other 7.2%
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| McIntosh Trail E C D C | Jackson | $8.8m |
| Founders Academy of Las Vegas | Las Vegas | $8.8m |
| Pineapple Cove Classical Academy at West Melbourne | W Melbourne | $8.8m |
| Caldwell Academy | Greensboro | $8.8m |