Gender Spectrum Charitable Fund

Analysis

Gender Spectrum Charitable Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Berkeley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover civil rights, social action and advocacy, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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, Gender Spectrum Charitable Fund reported income of $732k and spending of $1.1m, spending 145% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.6m to $732k (-54%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Gender Spectrum Charitable Fund sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Court Appointed Special Advocates of Imperial County Inc ($731k), Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice ($733k) and Washington State Native American Coalition Against Domestic ($731k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 75% and program service revenue 25% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $131k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $547k. At year end it held assets of $73k against liabilities of $25k, net assets of $48k. It reported 12 employees.

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.