DC Charter School Alliance

Analysis

DC Charter School Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1997, 29 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, DC Charter School Alliance reported income of $2.9m and spending of $2.6m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $838k to $2.9m (+252%), an average of +37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 165%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, DC Charter School Alliance sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Maui Christian Academy ($2.9m), Covenant Christian Academy of Warrenton Virginia ($2.9m) and Mission to Ukraine ($2.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 5.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $309k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $819k. It paid $16k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $100k, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 10 employees.