The Arbor School

Analysis

The Arbor School is a registered charity in United States, based in Houston, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1992, 34 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 July 2024, The Arbor School reported income of $3.7m and spending of $3.4m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from July 2019 to July 2024, income grew from $2.0m to $3.7m (+88%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2020, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Arbor 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 90th percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Az Compass Schools Inc ($3.7m), Warren County Head Start Inc ($3.7m) and Logos Academy ($3.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending July 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 50% and program service revenue 47% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $161k (4.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.8m. At year end it held assets of $13.9m against liabilities of $4.7m, net assets of $9.2m. It reported 67 employees.