Sonoma Plein Air Foundation

Analysis

Sonoma Plein Air Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Sonoma, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Sonoma Plein Air Foundation reported income of $514k and spending of $505k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $466k to $514k (+10%), an average of +3.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Sonoma Plein Air Foundation sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include San Diego Gay Mens Chorus Inc ($514k), Delaware Shakespeare Festival Inc ($514k) and American Theatre Organ Society ($514k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 46% and program service revenue 54% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $21k (4.2% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $249k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $249k.