Metafoundation

Analysis

Metafoundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Corvallis, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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, Metafoundation reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.0m, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $864k to $1.5m (+68%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 119%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Metafoundation sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 84th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Haw River Assembly Inc ($1.5m), Native Sun Community Power Development ($1.5m) and American Orchid Society Inc Botanical Museum of Harvard Univ ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $443k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $41k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 8 employees.