School of Lost Borders

Analysis

School of Lost Borders is a registered charity in United States, based in Big Pine, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2008, 18 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 December 2023, School of Lost Borders reported income of $591k and spending of $528k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $357k to $591k (+66%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 105%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, School of Lost Borders sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 74th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Clinton Community College Foundation Inc ($591k), Millburn Township Cooperative Nursery School ($591k) and Farm to Table Inc ($591k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 15% and program service revenue 85% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $107k. At year end it held assets of $319k against liabilities of $159k, net assets of $160k. It reported 3 employees.