Westside Neighborhood School

Analysis

Westside Neighborhood School is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1981, 45 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, Westside Neighborhood School reported income of $27.6m and spending of $25.8m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $20.2m to $27.6m (+37%), an average of +8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Westside Neighborhood School 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 Inwood Academy for Leadership Charter School ($27.6m), Emergency Nurses Association ($27.6m) and Crossroads Charter Schools ($27.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 12% and program service revenue 87% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $857k (3.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $11.3m. At year end it held assets of $30.5m against liabilities of $21.1m, net assets of $9.4m. It reported 189 employees.