California Wildlife Officers Foundation

Analysis

California Wildlife Officers Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Cayucos, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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, California Wildlife Officers Foundation reported income of $422k and spending of $299k, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $393k to $422k (+7.4%), an average of +1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 163%. Over the whole period it spent 67% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, California Wildlife Officers Foundation sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 69th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Precious Life Inc ($422k), Movimiento Cosecha Support Network ($423k) and Discipleship Unlimited Inc ($422k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 40% of the total. At year end it held assets of $6.5m against liabilities of $1,010, net assets of $6.5m.