Desert Star Community School

Analysis

Desert Star Community School is a registered charity in United States, based in Cornville, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2006, 20 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, Desert Star Community School reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.9m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $1.7m to $1.7m (-2.6%), an average of -0.7% a year. 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, Desert Star Community School sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oregon Business Council Charitable Institute ($1.7m), Vista Learning NFP ($1.7m) and Atlantic Academy ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 19% and program service revenue 79% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $57k (3.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $998k. At year end it held assets of $4.0m against liabilities of $3.1m, net assets of $914k. It reported 35 employees.