Cottonwood Charter School

Analysis

Cottonwood Charter School is a registered charity in United States, based in El Dorado Hills, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2020, 6 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, Cottonwood Charter School reported income of $37.3m and spending of $35.1m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $23.8m to $37.3m (+57%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Cottonwood Charter School sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Value Schools ($37.2m), American Management Association Int ($37.3m) and Southern Virginia University ($37.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $460k (1.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $17.1m. At year end it held assets of $14.8m against liabilities of $6.1m, net assets of $8.6m. It reported 214 employees.