Our City Forest

Analysis

Our City Forest is a registered charity in United States, based in San Jose, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1994, 32 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 June 2023, Our City Forest reported income of $2.1m and spending of $1.8m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.7m to $2.1m (+25%), an average of +5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Our City Forest sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Farallon Institute ($2.1m), Baykeeper ($2.1m) and San Francisco Clean City Coalition ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 12% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $112k (6.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.0m. At year end it held assets of $2.5m against liabilities of $93k, net assets of $2.4m. It reported 43 employees.