Stella Foundation

Analysis

Stella Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Solana Beach, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Stella Foundation reported income of $562k and spending of $533k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $695k to $562k (-19%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Stella Foundation sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rose Tree Early Learning Center ($562k), Feed My Poor ($562k) and Cloudview ($562k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $174k (33% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $58k. It paid $7,437 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $49k against liabilities of $535, net assets of $48k. It reported 7 employees.