Belle Creek Charter School

Analysis

Belle Creek Charter School is a registered charity in United States, based in Brighton, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2003, 23 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 2024, Belle Creek Charter School reported income of $11.9m and spending of $6.7m, leaving 44% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $6.3m to $11.9m (+90%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 67% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Belle Creek Charter School sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Perseus House Charter School of Excellence ($11.9m), Citizens Committee for Education ($12.0m) and Los Angeles Education Corps ($11.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 44% and program service revenue 55% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $146k (2.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.2m. At year end it held assets of $13.4m against liabilities of $10.4m, net assets of $3.0m. It reported 107 employees.