Sonoma County Vintners Foundation

Analysis

Sonoma County Vintners Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Rosa, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2023, 3 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Sonoma County Vintners Foundation reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.6m, spending 148% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $1.1m (+1.5%), an average of +1.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 160% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Sonoma County Vintners Foundation 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 People Advancing Reintegration Inc ($1.1m), Pittsburgh Community Reinvestment Group ($1.1m) and Astia ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 117% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $229k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $338k. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $590k, net assets of $1.6m.