Villa Bella Expeditionary

Analysis

Villa Bella Expeditionary is a registered charity in United States, based in Pueblo, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 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, Villa Bella Expeditionary reported income of $3.8m and spending of $4.7m, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $229k to $3.8m (+1564%), an average of +102% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 725%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Villa Bella Expeditionary sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 91st percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Zion Christian School Association ($3.8m), Icohs College Inc ($3.8m) and University of Fort Lauderdale Inc ($3.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 16% and program service revenue 83% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $4.1m against liabilities of $4.2m, net assets of -$60k.