Sand County Foundation Inc

Analysis

Sand County Foundation Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Madison, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1965, 61 years ago. 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, Sand County Foundation Inc reported income of $7.3m and spending of $7.5m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.2m to $7.3m (+240%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 85%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Sand County Foundation Inc sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Camp Dudley Inc ($7.3m), University-Student Union Board of Cal State University Los Angeles ($7.3m) and Logan School for Creative Learning Inc ($7.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 7.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $222k (2.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.1m. At year end it held assets of $17.5m against liabilities of $686k, net assets of $16.8m.