California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom

Analysis

California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom is a registered charity in United States, based in Sacramento, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1986, 40 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, California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom reported income of $1.0m and spending of $1.1m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.1m to $1.0m (-6.9%), an average of -1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, California Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 81st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rapides Senior Citizens Center Inc ($1.0m), Christian Services for Children in Alabama ($1.0m) and Iowa Chapter of the Foundation for North American Wild Sheep ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% and program service revenue 18% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $138k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $303k. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $91k, net assets of $2.1m. It reported 20 employees.