Contra Costa Chinese School

Analysis

Contra Costa Chinese School is a registered charity in United States, based in Walnut Creek, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 July 2023, Contra Costa Chinese School reported income of $174k and spending of $157k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2019 to July 2023, income fell from $259k to $174k (-33%), an average of -9.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2021, when income dropped by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Contra Costa Chinese School sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile, and in the 53rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Camden Shipyard and Maritime Museum ($174k), Whidbey Childrens Theater ($175k) and San Diego Womens Chorus ($174k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending July 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.4% and program service revenue 93% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $18k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $76k. At year end it held assets of $691k against liabilities of $151k, net assets of $540k. It reported 16 employees.