We the People Public Schools

Analysis

We the People Public Schools is a registered charity in United States, based in Long Beach, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2019, 7 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, We the People Public Schools reported income of $968k and spending of $1.2m, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $393k to $968k (+146%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, We the People Public Schools sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Clean Energy Leadership Institute ($968k), Girls Incorporated of Long Island ($968k) and On the Road Collaborative ($968k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $85k (7.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $434k. At year end it held assets of $753k against liabilities of $929k, net assets of -$176k. It reported 16 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.