Califa Group

Analysis

Califa Group is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 June 2023, Califa Group reported income of $9.6m and spending of $10.0m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $17.1m to $9.6m (-44%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Califa Group sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. 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 Arkansas Tech University Foundation ($9.6m), Puget Sound Electrical Apprenticeship and Training Trust ($9.6m) and Language Academy of Sacramento ($9.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 42% and program service revenue 57% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $561k. At year end it held assets of $5.9m against liabilities of $3.1m, net assets of $2.8m. It reported 7 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.