The California Forest Foundation

Analysis

The California Forest Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Sacramento, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1989, 37 years ago. 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, The California Forest Foundation reported income of $278k and spending of $344k, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $539k to $278k (-48%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, The California Forest Foundation sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include On Our Own Inc ($278k), New Hope Home Inc ($278k) and Farmville Area Community Emergency Services Inc ($278k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 74% and program service revenue 18% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $83k (24% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $46k. At year end it held assets of $742k against liabilities of $21k, net assets of $721k. It reported 6 employees.