Bay Area Center for Waldorf Teacher Training

Analysis

Bay Area Center for Waldorf Teacher Training is a registered charity in United States, based in El Sobrante, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2001, 25 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 August 2023, Bay Area Center for Waldorf Teacher Training reported income of $649k and spending of $712k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $637k to $649k (+1.8%), an average of +0.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 70%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Bay Area Center for Waldorf Teacher Training sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Christian Preschool of Fountain Valley ($649k), Top Priority Community Outreach Services Inc ($649k) and American Floral Endowment ($649k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 20% and program service revenue 80% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $96k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $204k. At year end it held assets of $253k against liabilities of $12k, net assets of $240k. It reported 8 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.