Sustainable Systems Research Foundation

Analysis

Sustainable Systems Research Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Cruz, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 2023, Sustainable Systems Research Foundation reported income of $163k and spending of $163k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $98k to $163k (+67%), an average of +67% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Sustainable Systems Research Foundation sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile, and in the 51st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Junior Charity League of Concord ($163k), Davids Legacy Foundation ($163k) and Go Shout Love Foundation Inc ($163k).

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 $28k (17% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $94k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $94k. It reported 2 employees.