San Francisco Writers Conference

Analysis

San Francisco Writers Conference is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Rosa, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 May 2024, San Francisco Writers Conference reported income of $286k and spending of $284k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from May 2019 to May 2024, income fell from $318k to $286k (-10%), an average of -2.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 303%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, San Francisco Writers Conference sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bountiful Davis Art Foundation ($286k), McCoy Rigby Arts Inc ($286k) and West Florida Dance Booster Club Inc ($286k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending May 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.9% and program service revenue 98% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $36k. At year end it held assets of $75k against liabilities of $3,048, net assets of $72k.