School Leader Lab

Analysis

School Leader Lab is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 June 2023, School Leader Lab reported income of $833k and spending of $1.1m, spending 136% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income fell from $1.5m to $833k (-45%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, School Leader Lab sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 52nd percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mesa House LLC ($832k), Walled Garden ($833k) and Serve Our Willing Warriors ($832k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 47% and program service revenue 51% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $210k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $494k. It paid $38k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $226k, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 6 employees.