Scale Leadership Academy

Analysis

Scale Leadership Academy is a registered charity in United States, based in Corona, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2015, 11 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, Scale Leadership Academy reported income of $14.8m and spending of $14.2m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $11.5m to $14.8m (+29%), an average of +6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Scale Leadership Academy sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Highland Park Isd Education Foundation ($14.8m), South Central Community Action Program Inc ($14.8m) and Rudolf Steiner School Inc ($14.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 12% and program service revenue 88% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $328k (2.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.3m. At year end it held assets of $6.3m against liabilities of $2.9m, net assets of $3.4m. It reported 83 employees.