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The Wheeler School

Providence, Rhode Island · EIN 05-0259101 · Education · tax-exempt since 1948

B

Charity Clarity grade B (score 77.8 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended June 2025.

Graded against 10,640 education nonprofits with revenue over $50M filing the same form. A = top 10%, B = next 20%, C = middle 40%, D = next 20%, F = bottom 10%.

What goes into the grade

MeasureThis charityScore (0–100)
ReservesMonths of spending covered by unrestricted net assets.30.0 months56
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.79% of practices79
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.98
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.6% from one source79
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.95.7%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.0.8%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.41not scored

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Year by year

201620172018201920212022202320242025grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Jun 2025Form 990$50.80M$46.20M$4.61M$115.33M30.0644B
Jun 2024Form 990$49.60M$45.16M$4.45M$110.52M29.4651C
Jun 2023Form 990$39.61M$40.42M−$805K$105.82M31.4584C
Jun 2022Form 990$44.42M$37.18M$7.24M$103.87M33.5560C
Jun 2021Form 990$43.81M$33.95M$9.86M$106.50M37.6484C
Jun 2019Form 990$34.43M$33.56M$862K$88.11M31.5572B
Jun 2018Form 990$34.75M$32.74M$2.01M$86.65M31.8580B
Jun 2017Form 990$32.96M$31.50M$1.46M$82.00M31.2676B
Jun 2016Form 990$31.12M$30.20M$923K$76.23M30.3579B

From the organisation’s own IRS filings. “Months of spending” is total net assets divided by a month of that year’s spending. A blank grade means that year was not rated.

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