Southwest Foundation

Analysis

Southwest Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Bakersfield, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Southwest Foundation reported income of $104k and spending of $140k, spending 134% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2023, income fell from $159k to $104k (-34%), an average of -34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Southwest Foundation sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile, and in the 40th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Morning Reflections Inc ($104k), Avalon Worship ($104k) and Churches on the Streets ($104k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 38% and program service revenue 62% of the total. At year end it held assets of $43k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $43k.