California Black Media

Analysis

California Black Media is a registered charity in United States, based in Sacramento, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2016, 10 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, California Black Media reported income of $2.0m and spending of $1.9m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $925k to $2.0m (+114%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 364%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, California Black Media sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New England Innocence Project ($2.0m), Pro Bono Institute ($2.0m) and Miaan Group Inc ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 13% and program service revenue 82% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $328k. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $282k, net assets of $1.3m.