El Rio Community School

Analysis

El Rio Community School is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 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, El Rio Community School reported income of $3.5m and spending of $3.5m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $450k to $3.5m (+671%), an average of +98% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 268%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, El Rio Community School sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Somerset Christian School ($3.5m), Childrens House ($3.5m) and Willow Oak Montessori Charter School Inc ($3.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 5.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $129k (3.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $405k. It reported 54 employees.