Estria Foundation

Analysis

Estria Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Estria Foundation reported income of $876k and spending of $588k, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $253k to $876k (+247%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 140%. Over the whole period it spent 123% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Estria Foundation sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Farmers Branch Community Theatre Inc ($876k), Viver Brasil Dance Company ($876k) and Riverside-Avondale Preservation Inc ($876k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% and program service revenue 10% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $174k (30% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $134k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $21k, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 25 employees.