Educause

Analysis

Educause is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Educause reported income of $23.6m and spending of $24.1m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $26.1m to $23.6m (-9.9%), an average of -2.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 132%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Educause sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sewickley Academy ($23.5m), Emporia State University Foundation ($23.6m) and Achievement House Charter School ($23.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 16% and program service revenue 80% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $2.0m (8.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $7.2m. At year end it held assets of $44.2m against liabilities of $14.0m, net assets of $30.3m. It reported 93 employees.