Old Skool Cafe

Analysis

Old Skool Cafe is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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, Old Skool Cafe reported income of $2.6m and spending of $2.0m, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.6m to $2.6m (+64%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Old Skool Cafe sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Arizona Association ($2.6m), Childrens Advocacy Centers of Washington ($2.6m) and Boys & Girls Club of the Ozarks ($2.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% and program service revenue 14% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $199k (9.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $901k. It paid $124k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $3.6m against liabilities of $100k, net assets of $3.5m. It reported 49 employees.