California Energy Alliance

Analysis

California Energy Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in Sacramento, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. 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 December 2023, California Energy Alliance reported income of $423k and spending of $419k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $214k to $423k (+98%), an average of +41% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 90%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, California Energy Alliance sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 69th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Northfield Volunteer Fire Company Incorporated ($423k), Cherry Mountain Volunteer Fire Department Inc ($423k) and Lebanon Township Volunteer Fire Department ($423k).

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 $109k (26% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $53k against liabilities of $1,222, net assets of $52k.