The Mariposa School

Analysis

The Mariposa School is a registered charity in United States, based in Cary, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2001, 25 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, The Mariposa School reported income of $2.2m and spending of $1.9m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.7m to $2.2m (+32%), an average of +7.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Mariposa School sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Regina Luminis Academy ($2.2m), Safe Haven School Inc ($2.2m) and Breakthrough Atlanta Inc ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 4.4% and program service revenue 95% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $145k, net assets of $1.0m. It reported 45 employees.