Teaching Tree Early Childhood Learning Center

Analysis

Teaching Tree Early Childhood Learning Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Fort Collins, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1971, 55 years ago. 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 December 2023, Teaching Tree Early Childhood Learning Center reported income of $4.1m and spending of $4.0m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.4m to $4.1m (+71%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Teaching Tree Early Childhood Learning Center sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Population Institute ($4.1m), Challis Area Health Center ($4.1m) and Stress and Trauma Treatment Center Inc ($4.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 14% and program service revenue 85% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $121k (3.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.6m. At year end it held assets of $4.4m against liabilities of $218k, net assets of $4.2m. It reported 140 employees.