Forest Creatures Foundation Ltd

Analysis

Forest Creatures Foundation Ltd is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a private non-operating foundation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2022, Forest Creatures Foundation Ltd reported income of $1.6m and spending of $7,379, leaving 100% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2022, income grew from $26k to $1.6m (+5972%), an average of +293% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 157112700%. Over the whole period it spent 4.2% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Forest Creatures Foundation Ltd sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Molecular Medicine Research Institute ($1.6m), Heard Natural Science Museum and Wildlife Sanctuary Inc ($1.6m) and Ukrainian American Youth Association Inc ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $246k, net assets of $1.4m.