California Interscholastic Federation

Analysis

California Interscholastic Federation is a registered charity in United States, based in Sacramento, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. 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 July 2024, California Interscholastic Federation reported income of $9.5m and spending of $7.5m, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2020 to July 2024, income grew from $6.0m to $9.5m (+58%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, California Interscholastic Federation sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Spirit Golf Association ($9.4m), Bell County Expo Inc ($9.5m) and J F Shea Therapeutic Riding Center Inc ($9.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending July 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 49% and program service revenue 48% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $619k (8.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $764k. At year end it held assets of $15.0m against liabilities of $5.3m, net assets of $9.7m. It reported 9 employees.