Bethesda University

Analysis

Bethesda University is a registered charity in United States, based in Anaheim, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1987, 39 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 June 2023, Bethesda University reported income of $2.3m and spending of $4.8m, spending 206% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $3.0m to $2.3m (-22%), an average of -6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Bethesda University sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Evansville Plumbers Apprentice Training Trust Fund ($2.3m), Foundation for Excellence Inc ($2.3m) and Community-Campus Partnerships for Health ($2.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 15% and program service revenue 72% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.9m. At year end it held assets of $13.4m against liabilities of $672k, net assets of $12.8m. It reported 103 employees.