California Invasive Plant Council

Analysis

California Invasive Plant Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Berkeley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover food, agriculture and nutrition, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, California Invasive Plant Council reported income of $4.7m and spending of $4.4m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $4.7m (+323%), an average of +43% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 118%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, California Invasive Plant Council sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% 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 Alive Inc ($4.7m), Oregon Casa Network ($4.7m) and South Florida Wellness Network Inc ($4.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 14% and program service revenue 86% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $224k (5.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $372k. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $1.4m, net assets of $930k. It reported 8 employees.