The San Onofre Foundation

Analysis

The San Onofre Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in San Clemente, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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, The San Onofre Foundation reported income of $171k and spending of $156k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $66k to $171k (+159%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 121%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The San Onofre Foundation sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile, and in the 52nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lewis Creek Water Shed Association ($171k), Oklahoma Sustainability Network Association ($171k) and Umatilla Basin Watershed Foundation Inc ($171k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 74% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $106k. At year end it held assets of $397k against liabilities of $5,423, net assets of $391k. It reported 5 employees.