Friends of the Santa Clara River

Analysis

Friends of the Santa Clara River is a registered charity in United States, based in Ventura, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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, Friends of the Santa Clara River reported income of $101k and spending of $107k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $68k to $101k (+49%), an average of +8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 340%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Friends of the Santa Clara River sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile, and in the 39th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mesivta Institutions for Torah and Hora Ah Inc ($101k), Tie-Atlanta Foundation Inc ($101k) and Unity Healthcare Foundation ($101k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $41k. At year end it held assets of $130k against liabilities of $29k, net assets of $101k. It reported 8 employees.