California Communications Access Foundation

Analysis

California Communications Access Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Concord, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2002, 24 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 June 2024, California Communications Access Foundation reported income of $21.2m and spending of $21.5m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $17.8m to $21.2m (+19%), an average of +3.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, California Communications Access Foundation sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Maui Economic Opportunity Inc ($21.2m), Chicano Federation of San Diego County Inc ($21.2m) and The Society of Saint Andrew Inc ($21.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $2.1m (9.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $10.5m. At year end it held assets of $55.1m against liabilities of $2.6m, net assets of $52.5m. It reported 86 employees.