Friends of Willow Tree

Analysis

Friends of Willow Tree is a registered charity in United States, based in Bonsall, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2024, Friends of Willow Tree reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.1m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $992k to $1.2m (+18%), an average of +4.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income dropped by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Friends of Willow Tree sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Collaboratory School Inc ($1.2m), Institute for Democratic Education in America ($1.2m) and Invictus Academy Tampa Bay Inc ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 14% and program service revenue 86% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $119k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $598k. At year end it held assets of $616k against liabilities of $1.4m, net assets of -$746k. It reported 26 employees.