Western Association for College Admission Counseling

Analysis

Western Association for College Admission Counseling is a registered charity in United States, based in LA Crescenta, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2024, Western Association for College Admission Counseling reported income of $898k and spending of $778k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $508k to $898k (+77%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 125%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Western Association for College Admission Counseling sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include S & R Truck Driving Institute ($897k), League of Women for Community Action ($898k) and Local 99 U a of Plumbers and Pipefitters Apprenticeship Trainin ($897k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.6% and program service revenue 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $78k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $16k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $9,438, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 2 employees.