Ecole Claire Fontaine

Analysis

Ecole Claire Fontaine is a registered charity in United States, based in Venice, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 December 2023, Ecole Claire Fontaine reported income of $3.2m and spending of $2.8m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $3.2m (+174%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Ecole Claire Fontaine 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 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Soar Consortium Inc ($3.2m), Ash Registry Inc ($3.2m) and Ballet Idaho Inc ($3.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $70k (2.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $6,509, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 40 employees.