Solar Cookers International

Analysis

Solar Cookers International is a registered charity in United States, based in Sacramento, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1993, 33 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 June 2024, Solar Cookers International reported income of $1.1m and spending of $891k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $684k to $1.1m (+59%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Solar Cookers International sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% 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 Operator Training Committee of Ohio Inc ($1.1m), Headwaters Resource Conservation and Development Area Inc ($1.1m) and The Ascent Project Inc ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 0.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $83k (9.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $447k. At year end it held assets of $2.4m against liabilities of $53k, net assets of $2.4m. It reported 10 employees.