Leaf Foundation

Analysis

Leaf Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Sacramento, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover unknown, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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, Leaf Foundation reported income of $355k and spending of $67k, leaving 81% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $100k to $355k (+255%), an average of +37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 257%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Leaf Foundation sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 67th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Water Works Association ($355k), Fresno New Creation Ministries Inc ($355k) and Community Senior Citizens Inc ($355k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.9m.