San Francisco Foundation

Analysis

San Francisco Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, San Francisco Foundation reported income of $159.3m and spending of $212.5m, spending 133% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $190.3m to $159.3m (-16%), an average of -4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, San Francisco Foundation sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile, and in the 100th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Donors Trust Inc ($158.3m), Community Foundation of Tampa Bay Inc ($160.0m) and Hopewell Fund ($157.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $2.5m (1.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $11.0m. At year end it held assets of $1.72bn against liabilities of $109.4m, net assets of $1.61bn. It reported 122 employees.