Wonderland Educational Estate Association

Analysis

Wonderland Educational Estate Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1986, 40 years ago. 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 August 2023, Wonderland Educational Estate Association reported income of $9.7m and spending of $7.6m, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $5.7m to $9.7m (+69%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Wonderland Educational Estate Association sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lost Tree Village Charitable Foundation Inc ($9.7m), Palmer College of Chiropratic- West ($9.7m) and Semcoa Inc ($9.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 7.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $269k (3.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.3m. At year end it held assets of $38.5m against liabilities of $19.4m, net assets of $19.0m. It reported 94 employees.