Oakland Institute

Analysis

Oakland Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2011, 15 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 December 2023, Oakland Institute reported income of $467k and spending of $659k, spending 141% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.6m to $467k (-71%), an average of -27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 64% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Oakland Institute sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile, and in the 71st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Greater Ishpeming Commission on Aging ($467k), Mercer Island Youth and Family Services Foundation ($467k) and Amoveo Group ($467k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $130k (20% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $208k. At year end it held assets of $2.8m against liabilities of $3,505, net assets of $2.8m. It reported 4 employees.