Calcef Innovations

Analysis

Calcef Innovations is a registered charity in United States, based in Berkeley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2007, 19 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, Calcef Innovations reported income of $16.5m and spending of $11.7m, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.7m to $16.5m (+521%), an average of +58% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 144%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Calcef Innovations sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sonoma Land Trust ($16.5m), Conservation Law Foundation Inc ($16.5m) and Atlantic Coast Conservancy Inc ($16.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 2.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $411k (3.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.6m. At year end it held assets of $23.0m against liabilities of $2.0m, net assets of $21.0m.