The Learning Council

Analysis

The Learning Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Paonia, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, The Learning Council reported income of $931k and spending of $467k, leaving 50% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $219k to $931k (+324%), an average of +62% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 210%. Over the whole period it spent 56% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Learning Council 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 78th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Childrens Day School of Wilton ($931k), Association for the Study of Higher Education ($931k) and Otsego Christian School Association Inc ($931k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 8.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $47k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $26k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $125k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 18 employees.