Calista Education and Culture Inc

Analysis

Calista Education and Culture Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Anchorage, AK. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2001, 25 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 December 2023, Calista Education and Culture Inc reported income of $2.7m and spending of $2.6m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $2.6m to $2.7m (+3.7%), an average of +0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2019, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Calista Education and Culture Inc sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within AK. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Technical Assistance Inc ($2.7m), New School for the Arts ($2.7m) and Philadelphia Academy of School Leaders ($2.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $127k (4.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $834k. At year end it held assets of $4.6m against liabilities of $97k, net assets of $4.5m. It reported 35 employees.