Friends of the Mission

Analysis

Friends of the Mission is a registered charity in United States, based in Woodland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1997, 29 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 under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Friends of the Mission reported income of $5.0m and spending of $1.4m, leaving 72% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $216k to $5.0m (+2196%), an average of +119% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 1898%. Over the whole period it spent 16% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Friends of the Mission sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jewish Federation of Ocean County ($5.0m), Childrens Legal Services of San Diego ($5.0m) and Motorsports Charities Inc ($5.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% and program service revenue 18% of the total. At year end it held assets of $20.5m against liabilities of $2.3m, net assets of $18.1m.