What If-Foundation

Analysis

What If-Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Berkeley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2001, 25 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, What If-Foundation reported income of $520k and spending of $561k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $508k to $520k (+2.3%), an average of +0.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 87%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, What If-Foundation sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mothers Grace ($520k), Live-It Ministries Inc ($520k) and Blackshear Presbyterian Child Care Inc ($520k).

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 $64k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $74k. At year end it held assets of $341k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $341k. It reported 3 employees.