Padi Aware Foundation

Analysis

Padi Aware Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover unknown, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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, Padi Aware Foundation reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.2m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $857k to $1.4m (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Padi Aware Foundation sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 84th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Latin United Community Housing Association ($1.4m), Houston Galveston Institute Inc ($1.4m) and Montessori Progressive Learning Center Inc ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $455k. At year end it held assets of $969k against liabilities of $175k, net assets of $793k. It reported 6 employees.