Edwin and Dorothy Baker Foundation

Analysis

Edwin and Dorothy Baker Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Long Beach, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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, Edwin and Dorothy Baker Foundation reported income of $259k and spending of $246k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $112k to $259k (+131%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Edwin and Dorothy Baker Foundation sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 61st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Camp Agape ($259k), Israel Sports Exchange Inc ($259k) and The Undefeated Foundation Inc ($259k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $29k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $56k. At year end it held assets of $412k against liabilities of $6,784, net assets of $405k. It reported 11 employees.