West Dallas Community School

Analysis

West Dallas Community School is a registered charity in United States, based in Dallas, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1995, 31 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, West Dallas Community School reported income of $3.9m and spending of $3.8m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $3.5m to $3.9m (+13%), an average of +3.1% 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, West Dallas Community School sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Read Alliance Inc ($3.9m), Surge Institute ($3.9m) and The Child and Family Network Centers Inc ($3.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 9.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $355k (9.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.0m. It paid $625 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $19.6m against liabilities of $160k, net assets of $19.4m. It reported 49 employees.