Community Foundation of Orange County

Analysis

Community Foundation of Orange County is a registered charity in United States, based in Montgomery, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2000, 26 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 2024, Community Foundation of Orange County reported income of $9.1m and spending of $5.1m, leaving 44% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $8.0m to $9.1m (+14%), an average of +2.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 60% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Community Foundation of Orange County sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Keweenaw Community Foundation ($9.1m), Community Foundation of South Alabama ($9.2m) and United Way of Central New York Inc ($9.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 55% and program service revenue 1.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $120k (2.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $298k. At year end it held assets of $57.6m against liabilities of $20.6m, net assets of $37.0m. It reported 6 employees.