Donate Life California

Analysis

Donate Life California is a registered charity in United States, based in West Sacramento, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 December 2023, Donate Life California reported income of $1.6m and spending of $794k, leaving 49% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $848k to $1.6m (+85%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 67% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Donate Life California sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Emergency Medical Services of Northeastern Pennsylvania Inc ($1.6m), Northeast ALS Consortium Inc ($1.6m) and Arizona Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $176k (22% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $105k. At year end it held assets of $3.8m against liabilities of $31k, net assets of $3.8m. It reported 3 employees.