Chaparral Foundation

Analysis

Chaparral Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Berkeley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 June 2022, Chaparral Foundation reported income of $8.4m and spending of $7.7m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2022, income grew from $6.1m to $8.4m (+37%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Chaparral Foundation sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lakeland Hills YMCA ($8.4m), Community Action Agency of Greater Kansas City ($8.4m) and Stephen C Rose Legacy Foundation ($8.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 6.2% and program service revenue 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $164k (2.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.7m. At year end it held assets of $4.5m against liabilities of $1.0m, net assets of $3.4m. It reported 124 employees.