Donnelly College

Analysis

Donnelly College is a registered charity in United States, based in Kansas City, KS. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1987, 39 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, Donnelly College reported income of $9.5m and spending of $10.8m, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $8.9m to $9.5m (+5.9%), an average of +1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Donnelly College 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 KS. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jackson Christian School Incorporated ($9.5m), Educational Theatre Association ($9.5m) and Lake Area Discovery Center ($9.5m).

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 $194k (1.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.6m. At year end it held assets of $34.3m against liabilities of $9.6m, net assets of $24.7m. It reported 167 employees.