Visionary Futures

Analysis

Visionary Futures is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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, Visionary Futures reported income of $376k and spending of $759k, spending 202% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.3m to $376k (-70%), an average of -26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Visionary Futures sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Second Growth Inc ($376k), HIV Law Project Inc ($377k) and Training for Change Inc ($376k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% and program service revenue 16% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $357k (47% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $665k against liabilities of $161k, net assets of $504k. It reported 4 employees.