Northern Light School

Analysis

Northern Light School is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Northern Light School reported income of $7.1m and spending of $5.1m, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $3.4m to $7.1m (+108%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Northern Light School sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% 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 Child Study Center ($7.1m), Auc Consortium Inc ($7.1m) and Pike School Corp ($7.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 66% and program service revenue 32% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $394k (7.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. At year end it held assets of $6.0m against liabilities of $166k, net assets of $5.9m. It reported 30 employees.