Appalachian School of Law

Analysis

Appalachian School of Law is a registered charity in United States, based in Grundy, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1995, 31 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, Appalachian School of Law reported income of $8.5m and spending of $9.0m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $4.1m to $8.5m (+105%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 132%. Over the whole period it spent 127% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Appalachian School of Law sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Northampton County Area Community College Foundation ($8.5m), Franklin Academy Incorporated ($8.5m) and C H I L D Inc ($8.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 67% and program service revenue 29% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $3.5m. At year end it held assets of $20.7m against liabilities of $3.1m, net assets of $17.7m. It reported 73 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.