University of Northern California Foundation

Analysis

University of Northern California Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Sacramento, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2004, 22 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 December 2023, University of Northern California Foundation reported income of $165k and spending of $385k, spending 233% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $122k to $165k (+36%), an average of +8.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 223% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, University of Northern California Foundation sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile, and in the 52nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wiki Society of Washington DC Inc ($165k), Field School Support Corporation ($166k) and Institute for Advertising Ethics ($165k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 14% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $30k (7.8% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $6.7m against liabilities of $1.7m, net assets of $5.1m. It reported 1 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.