Real Options for City Kids

Analysis

Real Options for City Kids is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 August 2023, Real Options for City Kids reported income of $2.7m and spending of $2.8m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $1.7m to $2.7m (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2021, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Real Options for City Kids 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 88th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Maine Arts Academy ($2.7m), East Link Academy ($2.7m) and Arundel Christian School Inc ($2.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $182k (6.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.9m. At year end it held assets of $3.2m against liabilities of $9,341, net assets of $3.1m. It reported 82 employees.