California State Wildlife Foundation

Analysis

California State Wildlife Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Berkeley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, California State Wildlife Foundation reported income of $3.5m and spending of $3.9m, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $2.7m to $3.5m (+27%), an average of +8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 127% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, California State Wildlife Foundation sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Planned Pethood of Pasco Inc ($3.5m), The Wildcat Sanctuary ($3.5m) and Forsyth Humane Society ($3.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.0% and program service revenue 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $184k (4.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $264k. At year end it held assets of $14.9m against liabilities of $7,529, net assets of $14.9m. It reported 3 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.