Oaklash

Analysis

Oaklash is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2020, 6 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Oaklash reported income of $178k and spending of $168k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $133k to $178k (+34%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Oaklash sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile, and in the 53rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Octagon Center for the Arts ($178k), Little Theatre of Norfolk ($178k) and Cotati Accordion Festival ($178k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 8.3% of the total. At year end it held assets of $66k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $66k.