San Francisco Orchid Society

Analysis

San Francisco Orchid Society is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, San Francisco Orchid Society reported income of $98k and spending of $48k, leaving 51% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $168k to $98k (-42%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 45% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, San Francisco Orchid Society sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile, and in the 39th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Forum to Accelerate Middle Grades Reform Inc ($98k), Foundation for Sanger Schools ($98k) and Friends of the Whittier Public Library ($98k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 38% and program service revenue 0.9% of the total. At year end it held assets of $422k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $422k.