Sonoma County Public Library Foundation

Analysis

Sonoma County Public Library Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Rosa, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1988, 38 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 June 2023, Sonoma County Public Library Foundation reported income of $4.8m and spending of $37k, leaving 99% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $183k to $4.8m (+2517%), an average of +126% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 14335%. Over the whole period it spent 6.9% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Sonoma County Public Library Foundation sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Home Health Care and Community Services Inc ($4.8m), Pennsylvania Association for the Blind ($4.8m) and Hunger Free America Inc ($4.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. At year end it held assets of $5.9m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $5.9m.