Columbia Community Foundation

Analysis

Columbia Community Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in San Diego, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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, Columbia Community Foundation reported income of $170k and spending of $183k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to June 2023, income fell from $207k to $170k (-18%), an average of -9.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Columbia Community Foundation sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile, and in the 52nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Association of Community Development Extension Professional ($169k), Main Street Laurens USA Inc ($170k) and Woodwork Career Alliance of North America ($169k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $21k. At year end it held assets of $22k against liabilities of $4,822, net assets of $17k.