Mountain View Los Altos High School Foundation

Analysis

Mountain View Los Altos High School Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Altos, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1994, 32 years ago. 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 June 2023, Mountain View Los Altos High School Foundation reported income of $2.4m and spending of $2.6m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.1m to $2.4m (+13%), an average of +3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Mountain View Los Altos High School Foundation sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology ($2.4m), Habitat for Humanity International Inc ($2.4m) and American Society of Animal Science Inc ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $133k (5.0% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $900, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 2 employees.