Mount Tamalpais School

Analysis

Mount Tamalpais School is a registered charity in United States, based in Mill Valley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1978, 48 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 2023, Mount Tamalpais School reported income of $13.8m and spending of $12.1m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $9.6m to $13.8m (+44%), an average of +9.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Mount Tamalpais School sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Center for Mental Health ($13.8m), The Arlington of Naples ($13.8m) and National Center for Youth Law ($13.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 23% and program service revenue 75% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $590k (4.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.5m. At year end it held assets of $27.4m against liabilities of $10.6m, net assets of $16.8m. It reported 81 employees.