Great Public Schools Now

Analysis

Great Public Schools Now is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2016, 10 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 December 2023, Great Public Schools Now reported income of $8.0m and spending of $8.5m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $15.8m to $8.0m (-49%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 117% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Great Public Schools Now sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Friends of the National Gallery London Inc ($8.0m), Pacifica Christian High School-Orange County Inc ($8.0m) and Fisher Island Day School Inc ($8.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.8m. At year end it held assets of $14.9m against liabilities of $1.5m, net assets of $13.4m. It reported 17 employees.

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.