The Berkeley School

Analysis

The Berkeley School is a registered charity in United States, based in Berkeley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1965, 61 years ago. 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 2024, The Berkeley School reported income of $7.8m and spending of $7.3m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income fell from $8.1m to $7.8m (-3.4%), an average of -0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, The Berkeley School sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ($7.8m), Compass Regional Hospice Inc ($7.8m) and Project Live Inc ($7.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 3.3% and program service revenue 93% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $484k (6.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.6m. At year end it held assets of $15.1m against liabilities of $10.1m, net assets of $5.0m. It reported 77 employees.