Oikos University

Analysis

Oikos University is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2008, 18 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, Oikos University reported income of $723k and spending of $690k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $716k to $723k (+0.9%), an average of +0.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income dropped by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Oikos University sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Elkhart Child Development Center Inc ($723k), Silver Oaks Cooperative School Inc ($723k) and Bethany Community School of Tulsa Inc ($723k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 23% and program service revenue 77% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $167k. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $883k, net assets of $1.0m. It reported 2 employees.