Sjouwerman Foundation Inc

Analysis

Sjouwerman Foundation Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Phoenix, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation (type i) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Sjouwerman Foundation Inc reported income of $129.5m and spending of $15.6m, leaving 88% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $30k to $129.5m (+431469%), an average of +710% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 11793%. Over the whole period it spent 13% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Sjouwerman Foundation Inc sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Methuselah Foundation ($129.4m), Gates Philanthropy Partners ($132.4m) and Methodist Primary Care Group ($129.0m).

Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $5,000 (0.0% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $137.3m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $137.3m.