Walsh College of Accountancy and Business Administration
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
WALSH PROVIDES A TRANSFORMATIVE BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION THAT COMBINES THEORY, APPLICATION, AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE TO PREPARE GRADUATES FOR SUCCESSFUL CAREERS.
- Income
- $20.1 million
- Spending
- $19.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 82%
- Reserves
- 13 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 86%
- Employees
- 219
- Volunteers
- 7
- Highest pay
- $336,298, president & ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 94% of charities in its peer group (education, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 13.0 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 5% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 4% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 17% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1582% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 18 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 50% of charities in its peer group (education, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 256 of 7 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $9.7 million spent. WALSH PROVIDES A TRANSFORMATIVE BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION THAT COMBINES THEORY, APPLICATION, AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE TO PREPARE GRADUATES FOR SUCCESSFUL CAREERS. PROGRAMS INCLUDE HANDS-ON CURRICULUM DELIVERED IN SMALL CLASS SETTINGS, BOTH ON GROUND AND VIRTUALLY, SYNCHRONOUS AND ASYNCHRONOUS, BY ACADEMIC FACULTY WITH REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE. MORE THAN 1,000 STUDENTS WERE ENROLLED FOR FY 2024-2025. (Expenses $ 1,439,033 including grants of $) OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES THE WALSH LIBRARY COLLECTION CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATELY 25,000 VOLUMES TOTALLY FOCUSED TO SUPPORT THE BUSINESS PROGRAMS OFFERED AT WALSH. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE OVER 742,000 E-BOOKS AND 123 ONLINE DATABASES.
- $3.6 million spent. STUDENT SERVICES WALSH PROVIDES STUDENTS A STRONG NETWORK OF SUPPORT INCLUDING ADMISSIONS AND ACADEMIC ADVISING, FINANCIAL AID, VETERAN SERVICES, STUDENT LIFE, ACADEMIC TUTORING, AND CAREER SERVICES. SUPPORT BEGINS WITH ADMISSIONS ADVISORS AT THE FIRST ADMISSIONS INQUIRY AND CONTINUES BEYOND GRADUATION WITH OUR EXTENSIVE RANGE OF CAREER SERVICES.
- $1.3 million spent. SCHOLARSHIPS A VARIETY OF SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE TO INCOMING UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS AND INCLUDE ACADEMIC AWARDS, COMMUNITY COLLEGE EXCELLENCE AWARDS, AND MULTICULTURAL AWARDS. (Expenses $ 1,439,033 including grants of $) OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES THE WALSH LIBRARY COLLECTION CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATELY 25,000 VOLUMES TOTALLY FOCUSED TO SUPPORT THE BUSINESS PROGRAMS OFFERED AT WALSH. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE OVER 742,000 E-BOOKS AND 123 ONLINE DATABASES.
- $1.4 million spent. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES THE WALSH LIBRARY COLLECTION CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATELY 25,000 VOLUMES TOTALLY FOCUSED TO SUPPORT THE BUSINESS PROGRAMS OFFERED AT WALSH. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE OVER 742,000 E-BOOKS AND 123 ONLINE DATABASES.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending August 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 1949.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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