Fostering Early Learning Institute

Analysis

Fostering Early Learning Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Rosa, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Fostering Early Learning Institute reported income of $4.2m and spending of $4.3m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.2m to $4.2m (+0.5%), an average of +0.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Fostering Early Learning Institute sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Free Speech Foundation ($4.2m), Unizin Ltd ($4.2m) and Law College Association of the University of Arizona ($4.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% and program service revenue 16% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $240k (5.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.5m. At year end it held assets of $616k against liabilities of $2.0m, net assets of -$1.4m. It reported 84 employees.