Other Side Academy

Analysis

Other Side Academy is a registered charity in United States, based in Salt Lake Cty, UT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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, Other Side Academy reported income of $21.9m and spending of $14.2m, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $9.3m to $21.9m (+137%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Other Side Academy sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within UT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Prairie State Legal Services Inc ($21.9m), Respect Together ($22.2m) and Right to the City Alliance Inc ($21.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 54% and program service revenue 31% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $376k (2.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.3m. It paid $72k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $47.0m against liabilities of $14.8m, net assets of $32.2m. It reported 45 employees.