Growing Years School

Analysis

Growing Years School is a registered charity in United States, based in Basalt, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1999, 27 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, Growing Years School reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.5m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $998k to $1.4m (+41%), an average of +8.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 24%. 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, Growing Years School sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Roosevelt Island Day Nursery Inc ($1.4m), Partnership for a Better San Diego ($1.4m) and Foliocollaborative Inc ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 31% and program service revenue 68% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $142k (9.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $968k. At year end it held assets of $343k against liabilities of $15k, net assets of $328k. It reported 28 employees.