Orange County Head Start

Analysis

Orange County Head Start is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Ana, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Orange County Head Start reported income of $37.8m and spending of $37.9m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $40.3m to $37.8m (-6.4%), an average of -1.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Orange County Head Start sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% 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 The Schools of McKeel Academy Inc ($37.7m), US Chamber of Commerce Foundation ($37.8m) and Kansas Wesleyan University ($37.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $848k (2.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $19.0m. At year end it held assets of $10.5m against liabilities of $9.4m, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 492 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.