Southern California Institute of Architecture

Analysis

Southern California Institute of Architecture is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1974, 52 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, Southern California Institute of Architecture reported income of $34.7m and spending of $32.6m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $29.2m to $34.7m (+19%), an average of +4.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2021, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Southern California Institute of Architecture sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pelotonia ($34.7m), Esperanza Academy Charter School ($34.7m) and Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Foundation ($34.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 9.9% and program service revenue 86% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $2.7m (8.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $10.5m. At year end it held assets of $88.5m against liabilities of $22.8m, net assets of $65.6m. It reported 431 employees.