Blue Heron Foundation

Analysis

Blue Heron Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Beverly Hills, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general 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, Blue Heron Foundation reported income of $288k and spending of $438k, spending 152% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $219k to $288k (+32%), an average of +7.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 141%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Blue Heron 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 61st percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Impactbtc Foundation ($287k), 200 Foundation Charitable Trust ($288k) and Cycladic Art Foundation ($287k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $10k (2.4% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $9,026 against liabilities of $433, net assets of $8,593. It reported 1 employees.