Alder Graduate School of Education

Analysis

Alder Graduate School of Education is a registered charity in United States, based in Redwood City, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 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 (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Alder Graduate School of Education reported income of $21.0m and spending of $16.3m, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $5.9m to $21.0m (+256%), an average of +37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 137%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Alder Graduate School of Education sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fayetteville Area Health Education Foundation Inc ($21.0m), Blue Learning ($21.0m) and Alternative Paths Training School Inc ($21.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 62% and program service revenue 33% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $863k (5.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.4m. At year end it held assets of $32.9m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $31.8m. It reported 128 employees.