Desert Sage Educational Initiative

Analysis

Desert Sage Educational Initiative is a registered charity in United States, based in Reno, NV. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 June 2023, Desert Sage Educational Initiative reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.3m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $813k to $1.4m (+71%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Desert Sage Educational Initiative 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 84th percentile within NV. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pensacola Beach Elementary School Charter School ($1.4m), Texas New School Accelerator ($1.4m) and Montessori Educational Center Inc ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 28% and program service revenue 70% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $96k (7.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $686k. At year end it held assets of $649k against liabilities of $4,682, net assets of $645k. It reported 45 employees.