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The Buckley School

Sherman Oaks, California · EIN 95-1750023 · tax-exempt since 1954

C

Charity Clarity grade C (score 67.3 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended June 2025.

Graded against 4,588 unclassified 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.27.0 months61
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.100% of practices100
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.24
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.8% from one source54
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.93.2%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.1.4%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.55not scored

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Year by year

201620172018202020212022202320242025grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Jun 2025Form 990$54.19M$49.48M$4.71M$111.26M27.0258C
Jun 2024Form 990$47.33M$47.08M$246K$103.79M26.5256B
Jun 2023Form 990$49.49M$45.88M$3.61M$96.96M25.4250B
Jun 2022Form 990$38.81M$40.03M−$1.22M$88.33M26.5258B
Jul 2021Form 990$37.46M$37.56M−$98K$97.48M31.1226B
Jul 2020Form 990$38.46M$37.46M$1.01M$87.84M28.1250B
Jul 2018Form 990$38.40M$35.75M$2.66M$81.80M27.5242B
Jul 2017Form 990$38.90M$35.05M$3.85M$79.90M27.4269A
Jul 2016Form 990$36.09M$32.84M$3.25M$76.05M27.8272B

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.

Read the filings

Every figure here comes from the returns this charity filed with the IRS. These sites show the full returns and more about the organisation: