Vista Foundation

Analysis

Vista Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Hershey, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Vista Foundation reported income of $13.1m and spending of $9.0m, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $11.8m to $13.1m (+11%), an average of +2.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 18%. 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, Vista Foundation 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 96th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Omar D Blair an Edison K-8 Charter ($13.1m), Corporation of St Timothys School ($13.1m) and Thomas Maclaren School ($13.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 6.7% and program service revenue 89% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $430k (4.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.2m. At year end it held assets of $15.9m against liabilities of $2.7m, net assets of $13.2m. It reported 176 employees.