California Charter Schools Association

Analysis

California Charter Schools Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2003, 23 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 2023, California Charter Schools Association reported income of $12.9m and spending of $12.6m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $21.6m to $12.9m (-40%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income dropped by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, California Charter Schools Association sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rise Partnership ($12.9m), Learning Excellence Foundation of South Palm Beach Inc ($12.9m) and Wabash Area Development Inc ($12.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 79% and program service revenue 17% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.6m (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.9m. At year end it held assets of $34.1m against liabilities of $16.5m, net assets of $17.6m. It reported 67 employees.