Fossil Free California

Analysis

Fossil Free California is a registered charity in United States, based in Berkeley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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 December 2023, Fossil Free California reported income of $327k and spending of $296k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $138k to $327k (+137%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 57%. 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, Fossil Free California sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 65th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Ground Water Trust ($326k), Friends of the Arboretum ($327k) and Hudsonia Limited ($326k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $80k (27% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $125k. At year end it held assets of $173k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $173k. It reported 4 employees.