Yellow Wood Academy

Analysis

Yellow Wood Academy is a registered charity in United States, based in Bellevue, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1983, 43 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 August 2023, Yellow Wood Academy reported income of $6.1m and spending of $6.4m, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $4.7m to $6.1m (+29%), an average of +6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2021, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Yellow Wood Academy sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Knox County Head Start Inc ($6.1m), Mohave Accelerated Elementary School Inc ($6.1m) and Tybee Island Charter School ($6.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.1% and program service revenue 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $200k (3.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.2m. At year end it held assets of $4.1m against liabilities of $2.3m, net assets of $1.8m. It reported 105 employees.