West African Vocational Schools

Analysis

West African Vocational Schools is a registered charity in United States, based in Fresno, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2010, 16 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 December 2023, West African Vocational Schools reported income of $631k and spending of $766k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $547k to $631k (+15%), an average of +3.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 112%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, West African Vocational Schools sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New School ($631k), Westlake Lacrosse Association Inc ($631k) and Headwaters Rappahannock County Public Education Foundation Inc ($631k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $83k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $217k. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $11k, net assets of $2.1m. It reported 6 employees.