Tahoe Fund

Analysis

Tahoe Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Tahoe City, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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 March 2023, Tahoe Fund reported income of $3.2m and spending of $2.4m, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2019 to March 2023, income grew from $1.4m to $3.2m (+130%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2021, when income rose by 86%. Over the whole period it spent 56% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Tahoe Fund sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Carolina Horse Park Foundation ($3.2m), Finger Lakes Reuse Inc ($3.2m) and Georgia Interfaith Power & Light Inc ($3.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 102% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $253k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $385k. At year end it held assets of $10.1m against liabilities of $176k, net assets of $9.9m. It reported 9 employees.