Sonoma County Grape Growers Foundation

Analysis

Sonoma County Grape Growers Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Rosa, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover food, agriculture and nutrition, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 June 2024, Sonoma County Grape Growers Foundation reported income of $154k and spending of $209k, spending 136% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $52k to $154k (+196%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 898%. Over the whole period it spent 150% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Sonoma County Grape Growers Foundation sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile, and in the 50th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Goodwill Ventures Inc ($154k), Camp Inclusion ($154k) and Warner Connects NH ($154k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $257k against liabilities of $36k, net assets of $221k.

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.