Western Cuna Management School

Analysis

Western Cuna Management School is a registered charity in United States, based in Ontario, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1999, 27 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 December 2023, Western Cuna Management School reported income of $1.9m and spending of $1.6m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.5m to $1.9m (+23%), an average of +5.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 5098%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Western Cuna Management School sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mingus Springs Charter School Inc ($1.9m), Associated Students of California State University Channel Islands ($1.9m) and Waldorf Association Santa Barbara ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.9% and program service revenue 95% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $347k (22% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $23k, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 3 employees.