Community Roots Charter School

Analysis

Community Roots Charter School is a registered charity in United States, based in Laguna Niguel, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2011, 15 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 2023, Community Roots Charter School reported income of $9.4m and spending of $9.4m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $6.6m to $9.4m (+42%), an average of +9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Community Roots Charter School sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brookfield Academy Inc ($9.4m), 40 Days for Life ($9.4m) and Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation ($9.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $370k (3.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.0m. At year end it held assets of $4.6m against liabilities of $1.6m, net assets of $3.0m. It reported 116 employees.