Bowman International School

Analysis

Bowman International School is a registered charity in United States, based in Palo Alto, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 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 August 2023, Bowman International School reported income of $10.7m and spending of $10.5m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $9.3m to $10.7m (+15%), an average of +3.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Bowman International School 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 CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fairfield Country Day School Corporation ($10.7m), Waldorf School of the Peninsula Inc ($10.7m) and Options Charter School-Carmel Inc ($10.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 3.6% and program service revenue 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $269k (2.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.9m. At year end it held assets of $45.5m against liabilities of $29.6m, net assets of $15.9m. It reported 72 employees.