Council of Chief State School Officers

Analysis

Council of Chief State School Officers is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1949, 77 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, Council of Chief State School Officers reported income of $30.7m and spending of $29.3m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $25.4m to $30.7m (+21%), an average of +6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 26%. 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, Council of Chief State School Officers sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Urban School of San Francisco ($30.7m), Wesleyan College ($30.8m) and Child Development Center of the Mosholu-Montefiore Community Ctr ($30.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.2% and program service revenue 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.0m (3.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $6.9m. At year end it held assets of $45.9m against liabilities of $26.1m, net assets of $19.9m. It reported 79 employees.