Dolores C Huerta Foundation

Analysis

Dolores C Huerta Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Bakersfield, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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, Dolores C Huerta Foundation reported income of $9.7m and spending of $7.5m, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.9m to $9.7m (+233%), an average of +35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 93%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Dolores C Huerta Foundation sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Goodwill Industries of Kyowva Area Inc ($9.7m), Cidny-Independent Living Services Inc ($9.7m) and Downtown Santa Monica Inc ($9.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% and program service revenue 6.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $153k (2.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.5m. It paid $99k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $26.0m against liabilities of $15.7m, net assets of $10.3m. It reported 119 employees.