Ojai Valley School

Analysis

Ojai Valley School is a registered charity in United States, based in Ojai, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1928, 98 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, Ojai Valley School reported income of $17.5m and spending of $19.2m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $14.4m to $17.5m (+22%), an average of +5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2021, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Ojai Valley School sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eastern Christian School Association ($17.5m), North Valley Military Institute College Preparatory Academy ($17.5m) and Fort Bend Christian Academy ($17.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 3.8% and program service revenue 95% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $393k (2.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $6.7m. At year end it held assets of $52.6m against liabilities of $29.1m, net assets of $23.4m. It reported 198 employees.