Great Western Academy

Analysis

Great Western Academy is a registered charity in United States, based in Columbus, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2004, 22 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, Great Western Academy reported income of $10.9m and spending of $10.7m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $8.7m to $10.9m (+26%), an average of +8.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Great Western Academy sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include West Virginia University Dental Corporation ($10.9m), Florida Medical Practice Plan Inc ($10.9m) and Southwest Christian High School Inc ($10.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $3.7m against liabilities of $9.6m, net assets of -$5.9m.