Orme School

Analysis

Orme School is a registered charity in United States, based in Mayer, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1962, 64 years ago. 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 May 2023, Orme School reported income of $5.3m and spending of $5.4m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from May 2020 to May 2023, income fell from $9.8m to $5.3m (-46%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income dropped by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Orme School sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 90th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pathlights Human Services ($5.3m), Saint Thomas Health Foundations ($5.3m) and Hebrew Academy of Tidewater ($5.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending May 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 25% and program service revenue 47% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $200k (3.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.5m. At year end it held assets of $6.0m against liabilities of $1.4m, net assets of $4.6m. It reported 76 employees.