Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Foundation

Analysis

Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Laguna Niguel, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1979, 47 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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, Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Foundation reported income of $1.4m and spending of $931k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.6m to $1.4m (-17%), an average of -4.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 103%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Foundation sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cascade Policy Institute ($1.4m), Friends of the Spur Texas Fire Department ($1.4m) and Associated Students of California State University Los Angeles Inc ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $501k (54% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $59k. At year end it held assets of $3.5m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $3.5m. It reported 5 employees.