San Francisco Architectural Heritage

Analysis

San Francisco Architectural Heritage is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, San Francisco Architectural Heritage reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.1m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.2m to $1.1m (-9.6%), an average of -2.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, San Francisco Architectural Heritage sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 81st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include El Sistema Santa Cruz ($1.1m), Ten Thousand Things ($1.1m) and Youth Symphony Association of Kansas City Inc ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 53% and program service revenue 2.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $89k (8.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $476k. At year end it held assets of $11.2m against liabilities of $186k, net assets of $11.0m. It reported 10 employees.