California Rare Fruit Growers

Analysis

California Rare Fruit Growers is a registered charity in United States, based in Calabasas, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1981, 45 years ago. 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, California Rare Fruit Growers reported income of $182k and spending of $163k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $246k to $182k (-26%), an average of -7.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, California Rare Fruit Growers sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile, and in the 54th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Five Talents Faithful ($182k), PTA New Jersey Congress of Parents & Teachers ($182k) and Dacotah Prairie Museum Foundation Inc ($182k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 57% and program service revenue 17% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $47k (29% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $57k, net assets of $2.0m.