The Escalera Foundation

Analysis

The Escalera Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in San Antonio, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2021, 5 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 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, The Escalera Foundation reported income of $62k and spending of $23k, leaving 63% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $37k to $62k (+70%), an average of +70% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 70%. Over the whole period it spent 35% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Escalera Foundation sits at the 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 24th percentile, and in the 25th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sertoma Inc ($62k), Duncanville I S D Education Foundation Inc ($62k) and Sertoma Inc ($62k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $72k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $72k.