Benton Franklin Head Start Program

Analysis

Benton Franklin Head Start Program is a registered charity in United States, based in Kennewick, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2006, 20 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 January 2024, Benton Franklin Head Start Program reported income of $8.7m and spending of $8.9m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2020 to January 2024, income grew from $7.8m to $8.7m (+12%), an average of +2.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2024, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Benton Franklin Head Start Program sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Carolina Charter Academy Inc ($8.7m), Leslie Knott Letcher Perry Counties Head Start Program Incorporated ($8.7m) and Northern Panhandle Head Start Inc ($8.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending January 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $5.0m. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $272k. It reported 141 employees.