Desert Scholarship Foundation

Analysis

Desert Scholarship Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Palm Desert, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Desert Scholarship Foundation reported income of $1.1m and spending of $609k, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.2m to $1.1m (-2.4%), an average of -0.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 153%. Over the whole period it spent 50% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Desert Scholarship Foundation 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 Brixham Montessori Friends School ($1.1m), Ygnacio Valley Christian School Association Inc ($1.1m) and North Country Community College Assoc ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 76% and program service revenue 2.5% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $83k. At year end it held assets of $7.5m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $7.5m. It reported 1 employees.