Oakland Leaf Foundation

Analysis

Oakland Leaf Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Oakland Leaf Foundation reported income of $2.7m and spending of $2.8m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.3m to $2.7m (+17%), an average of +4.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Oakland Leaf Foundation sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Scago Educational Facilities Corporation for Union School Distr ($2.7m), Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education ($2.7m) and Leiby S Hall Scholarship TR ($2.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $124k (4.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.8m. At year end it held assets of $871k against liabilities of $176k, net assets of $695k. It reported 91 employees.