Santa Cruz Childrens Foundation

Analysis

Santa Cruz Childrens Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Cruz, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1993, 33 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 December 2023, Santa Cruz Childrens Foundation reported income of $607k and spending of $484k, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $440k to $607k (+38%), an average of +8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Santa Cruz Childrens Foundation sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 74th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National First Ladies Library ($607k), Collegeready Inc ($608k) and Acton Academy Albuquerque ($607k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 4.6% and program service revenue 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $123k (25% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $111k. At year end it held assets of $725k against liabilities of $146k, net assets of $580k. It reported 11 employees.