Farallon Institute

Analysis

Farallon Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Petaluma, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 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, Farallon Institute reported income of $2.1m and spending of $2.1m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $785k to $2.1m (+168%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 91%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Farallon Institute 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 86th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include San Francisco Clean City Coalition ($2.1m), Our City Forest ($2.1m) and I Love a Clean San Diego County Inc ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 8.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $294k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $870k. At year end it held assets of $268k against liabilities of $116k, net assets of $152k. It reported 15 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.