Communities in Schools of the Big Country

Analysis

Communities in Schools of the Big Country is a registered charity in United States, based in Abilene, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending August 2023, Communities in Schools of the Big Country reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.3m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $667k to $1.3m (+90%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 87%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Communities in Schools of the Big Country sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 86th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mesivta Shaarei Adirim ($1.3m), Classical Christian Conservatory of Alexandria ($1.3m) and The Hospital Cooperative Inc ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 65% and program service revenue 34% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $80k (6.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $859k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $93k, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 27 employees.