Community Foundation of Mendocino County Inc

Analysis

Community Foundation of Mendocino County Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Ukiah, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general 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 June 2024, Community Foundation of Mendocino County Inc reported income of $4.6m and spending of $3.5m, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income fell from $5.0m to $4.6m (-7.0%), an average of -1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 139%. Over the whole period it spent 63% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Community Foundation of Mendocino County Inc sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% 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 Community Foundation for Brevard Inc ($4.6m), The United Way of Northeast Louisiana Inc ($4.6m) and Good Shepherd Manor Foundation ($4.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% and program service revenue 0.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $180k (5.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $470k. At year end it held assets of $59.8m against liabilities of $3.4m, net assets of $56.4m. It reported 16 employees.