Big Sur Charter School

Analysis

Big Sur Charter School is a registered charity in United States, based in Monterey, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2014, 12 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 2024, Big Sur Charter School reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.2m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $1.0m to $1.2m (+19%), an average of +3.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Big Sur Charter School sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Next Generation Scholars Inc ($1.2m), H a and Edna Benning Charitable Endowment Fund ($1.2m) and Corolla Education Foundation ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $120k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $487k. At year end it held assets of $574k against liabilities of $85k, net assets of $489k. It reported 12 employees.