California Bountiful Foundation

Analysis

California Bountiful Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Sacramento, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, California Bountiful Foundation reported income of $126k and spending of $540k, spending 428% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $67k to $126k (+88%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 7865%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, California Bountiful Foundation sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile, and in the 45th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Save Twin Brooks Inc ($126k), Friends of Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge Inc ($126k) and Friends of Kickapoo Valley Reserve Inc ($126k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $222k (41% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $122k, net assets of $1.1m.