John Volken Academy

Analysis

John Volken Academy is a registered charity in United States, based in Kent, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3).

In the financial year ending December 2023, John Volken Academy reported income of $2.5m and spending of $2.6m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.5m to $2.5m (+64%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 86%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, John Volken Academy sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Corner House ($2.5m), Shield 616 Inc ($2.5m) and Whose Knowledge Question Mark ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.3% and program service revenue 48% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $474k. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $81k, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 14 employees.