Berkeley Public Schools Fund

Analysis

Berkeley Public Schools Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Berkeley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Berkeley Public Schools Fund reported income of $2.8m and spending of $2.5m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $2.8m (+139%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Berkeley Public Schools Fund sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Low Country Day School Inc ($2.8m), Montbello Organizing Committee ($2.8m) and Deborah Brown Community School Inc ($2.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 61% and program service revenue 36% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $250k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $467k. It paid $3,750 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $577k, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 10 employees.