Civic Software Foundation

Analysis

Civic Software Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2021, Civic Software Foundation reported income of $54k and spending of $417k, spending 771% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2021, income fell from $415k to $54k (-87%), an average of -64% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 83%. Over the whole period it spent 146% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Civic Software Foundation sits at the 24th percentile: it is larger than about 24% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 21st percentile, and in the 19th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oxnard Historic Farm Park Foundation ($54k), Ridgemoor Elementary PTO ($54k) and Culbertson Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization ($54k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2021, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $75k (18% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $134k against liabilities of $519k, net assets of -$385k.