Education
(B21Z)
IRS Verified
DX Registered
990 on File
VALLEY OF THE SUN WALDORF EDUCATION ASSOCIATION INC
Financial strength (30%)
89/100
Reliability (20%)
55/100
Effectiveness (25%)
93/100
Impact (25%)
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Mission Statement
The mission of Desert Marigold School is to provide an educational context that emphasizes intellectual achievement and the imaginative, artistic, and moral growth of its students. By addressing their heads, hands and hearts, the school will encourage students to be lifelong learners and independent thinkers as well as self motivated, self-disciplined, creative, adaptable and responsible individuals.
Financial Overview — FY 2023
$4.5M
Total Revenue
$3.5M
Total Expenses
$2.6M
Net Assets
62
Employees
Revenue Sources
Expense Breakdown
Program Expense Ratio
84.9%
Fundraising Efficiency
N/A
Operating Reserve
8.84x
Liability-to-Asset
37.7%
Revenue Diversification
93.6%
Executive Compensation
$178K
Compared with Peers
FY 2023
Compared with 11,226 similar organizations
(United States, Education, $1M–$10M in expenses), FY 2023.
This organization
Middle half of peers (P25–P75)
Peer median
| Ratio | This org | Peer median | Position (P10 → P90) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Program expense ratio
Program expenses / total expenses
· higher is better
|
84.9% | 84.5% |
P10P90
|
Above median |
|
Admin expense ratio
Management and general / total expenses
· lower is better
|
15.1% | 13.0% |
P10P90
|
Below median |
|
Fundraising expense ratio
Fundraising expenses / total expenses
· lower is better
|
0.0% | 0.0% |
P10P90
|
Top quarter |
|
Operating reserve
Months of expenses covered by net assets
· higher is better
|
8.8 mo | 8.6 mo |
P10P90
|
Above median |
|
Liabilities to assets
Total liabilities / total assets
· lower is better
|
37.7% | 23.0% |
P10P90
|
Below median |
|
Revenue concentration
Share of revenue from the largest source
· lower is better
|
93.6% | 90.7% |
P10P90
|
Below median |
|
Revenue growth
Year over year revenue growth
|
30.9% | 7.5% |
P10P90
|
|
|
Expense growth
Year over year expense growth
|
15.7% | 11.6% |
P10P90
|
|
|
Surplus margin
Surplus as a share of revenue
|
22.7% | 3.2% |
P10P90
|
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets | Program % | Staff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $4.5M | $3.5M | $2.6M | 84.9% | 62 |
| 2022 | $3.4M | $3.0M | $1.5M | 83.5% | 59 |
| 2021 | $5.7M | $2.9M | N/A | — | 66 |
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