The Britton Fund

Analysis

The Britton Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Porterville, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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, The Britton Fund reported income of $143k and spending of $97k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $449k to $143k (-68%), an average of -25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Britton Fund sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile, and in the 48th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lake Anna Civic Association Inc ($143k), Conservation Officers of Pennsylvania Association ($143k) and Sarasota Bay Watch Inc ($143k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 17% of the total. At year end it held assets of $765k against liabilities of $38k, net assets of $726k.