The Awareness Institute

Analysis

The Awareness Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Sacramento, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending August 2023, The Awareness Institute reported income of $58k and spending of $88k, spending 153% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from August 2022 to August 2023, income fell from $75k to $58k (-23%), an average of -23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income dropped by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 133% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Awareness Institute sits at the 25th percentile: it is larger than about 25% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 23rd percentile, and in the 25th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Quota of the Cedar Valley Inc ($58k), Taft Football Family Booster Club Ltd ($58k) and Salem Elementary PTO ($58k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 3.2% and program service revenue 97% of the total. At year end it held assets of $455k against liabilities of $50, net assets of $455k.