Murray Edwards College

Analysis

Murray Edwards College is a registered charity in United States, based in United Kingdom. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1959, 67 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).

In the financial year ending June 2024, Murray Edwards College reported income of $13.9m and spending of $14.8m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $12.0m to $13.9m (+16%), an average of +3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Murray Edwards College sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Donelson Christian Academy Inc ($13.9m), Earlham Foundation ($13.9m) and Mason Korea LLC ($13.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 12% and program service revenue 61% of the total. At year end it held assets of $177.2m against liabilities of $19.0m, net assets of $158.2m.

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.