Barton College

Analysis

Barton College is a registered charity in United States, based in Wilson, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1952, 74 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, Barton College reported income of $49.9m and spending of $51.1m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $40.0m to $49.9m (+25%), an average of +5.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Barton College sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Georges School ($49.9m), Lincoln-Marti Community Agency Inc ($50.0m) and Early Learning Coalition of Manatee County Inc ($49.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 12% and program service revenue 86% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $13.0m. At year end it held assets of $93.1m against liabilities of $39.3m, net assets of $53.7m. It reported 649 employees.