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California Western School of Law

San Diego, California · EIN 95-2944594 · Education · tax-exempt since 1975

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Charity Clarity grade A (score 84.0 of 100), based on the Form 990 for the year ended July 2025.

Graded against 26,129 education nonprofits with revenue $10M–$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.18.8 months76
GovernanceBoard independence, key policies and audit, per the 990.100% of practices100
Margin stabilityHow steady the surplus or deficit is year to year.59
Revenue spreadHow much revenue rests on one type of income.3% from one source89
Filing recordOn-time, complete filings, year after year.100%100
Program spendingSelf-reported by the filer.96.5%not scored
Management costsShare of spending.1.9%not scored
Cost to raise $1Fundraising cost per dollar given.$0.52not scored

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Year by year

201620172018202020212022202320242025grey: revenue · green: spending
Year endedFormRevenueSpendingSurplusNet assetsMonths of spendingStaffGrade
Jul 2025Form 990$45.11M$43.19M$1.91M$67.59M18.8413A
Jul 2024Form 990$46.17M$41.95M$4.22M$64.75M18.5415A
Jul 2023Form 990$47.31M$41.89M$5.42M$60.01M17.2442A
Jul 2022Form 990$48.86M$45.63M$3.24M$53.81M14.2440A
Jul 2021Form 990$51.34M$45.99M$5.35M$58.09M15.2426B
Jul 2020Form 990$46.80M$47.46M−$661K$46.99M11.9496A
Jul 2018Form 990$43.62M$46.34M−$2.72M$52.74M13.7528A
Jul 2017Form 990$40.93M$43.29M−$2.36M$54.18M15.0523B
Jul 2016Form 990$37.81M$44.82M−$7.01M$54.87M14.7524A

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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