Cascadia School

Analysis

Cascadia School is a registered charity in United States, based in Vancouver, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1997, 29 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, Cascadia School reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.4m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $1.6m (+49%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Cascadia School sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gary K Herberger Young Scholars Academy ($1.6m), Grace Academy Inc ($1.6m) and May River Montessori ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 14% and program service revenue 86% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $56k (4.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $667k. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $764k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 22 employees.