Willows Community School

Analysis

Willows Community School is a registered charity in United States, based in Culver City, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1994, 32 years ago. 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, Willows Community School reported income of $23.1m and spending of $19.2m, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $21.2m to $23.1m (+8.9%), an average of +2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Willows Community School 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 97th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Heights Inc ($23.1m), Farmworkers Institute of Education and Leadership Development Inc ($23.1m) and Merton College ($23.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 17% and program service revenue 82% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $963k (5.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $7.8m. At year end it held assets of $74.3m against liabilities of $42.0m, net assets of $32.4m. It reported 128 employees.