Brooklyn Waldorf School

Analysis

Brooklyn Waldorf School is a registered charity in United States, based in Brooklyn, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2009, 17 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, Brooklyn Waldorf School reported income of $7.6m and spending of $7.0m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $7.4m to $7.6m (+3.3%), an average of +1.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Brooklyn Waldorf School sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Opportunity Project Schools Inc ($7.6m), Achieve Atlanta Inc ($7.6m) and Kelley Executive Education Foundation Inc ($7.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 21% and program service revenue 75% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $234k (3.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.9m. At year end it held assets of $17.9m against liabilities of $10.6m, net assets of $7.4m. It reported 70 employees.