Center for the Collaborative Classroom

Analysis

Center for the Collaborative Classroom is a registered charity in United States, based in Alameda, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 October 2023, Center for the Collaborative Classroom reported income of $29.5m and spending of $24.9m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2019 to October 2023, income grew from $16.7m to $29.5m (+76%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2021, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Center for the Collaborative Classroom sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Artspace Projects Inc ($29.1m), California Association for Research in Astronomy ($29.6m) and Count Basie Theatre Inc ($29.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending October 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.1% and program service revenue 8.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $2.0m (8.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $11.5m. At year end it held assets of $35.3m against liabilities of $7.4m, net assets of $27.9m. It reported 117 employees.