Topos Institute

Analysis

Topos Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Berkeley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2020, 6 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 September 2023, Topos Institute reported income of $2.0m and spending of $1.7m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from September 2020 to September 2023, income grew from $256k to $2.0m (+670%), an average of +98% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 266%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Topos Institute sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Evans Training Center ($2.0m), Moses Lake Christian Academy ($2.0m) and Valley Tuition Organization ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $279k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $662k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $303k, net assets of $1.0m. It reported 15 employees.