San Francisco State University Foundation

Analysis

San Francisco State University Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 June 2023, San Francisco State University Foundation reported income of $12.0m and spending of $14.1m, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $51.8m to $12.0m (-77%), an average of -31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 105%. Over the whole period it spent 51% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, San Francisco State University Foundation sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Psi Kyiv Inc ($12.0m), All Our Kin Inc ($12.0m) and Oregon State University Bookstore Inc ($12.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 29% and program service revenue 15% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $391k. At year end it held assets of $165.9m against liabilities of $112k, net assets of $165.7m.