Very Large Data Bases

Analysis

Very Large Data Bases is a registered charity in United States, based in Stanford, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1981, 45 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Very Large Data Bases reported income of $1.0m and spending of $816k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.1m to $1.0m (-9.1%), an average of -2.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Very Large Data Bases sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 81st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include North Center Senior Housing NFP ($1.0m), Road Runners Club of America ($1.0m) and St Johns Elderly Housing Corporation ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $720k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $720k.