Liza Jackson Preparatory School

Analysis

Liza Jackson Preparatory School is a registered charity in United States, based in Ft Walton BCH, FL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2001, 25 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 2024, Liza Jackson Preparatory School reported income of $11.4m and spending of $11.9m, spending 105% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $7.3m to $11.4m (+56%), an average of +9.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Liza Jackson Preparatory School sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within FL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kipp Dubois Charter School ($11.4m), The Institute for Educational Leadership Inc ($11.4m) and Round Lake Charter Inc ($11.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 6.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $303k (2.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.5m. At year end it held assets of $28.2m against liabilities of $27.3m, net assets of $931k. It reported 189 employees.