California State University

Analysis

California State University is a registered charity in United States, based in Fresno, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1998, 28 years ago. 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 June 2023, California State University reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.1m, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.5m to $1.8m (+20%), an average of +4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 128%. Over the whole period it spent 60% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, California State University sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kara ($1.8m), Lewis and Clark Information Exchange ($1.8m) and Gleif Americas a New Jersey Nonprofit Corporation ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 48% and program service revenue 35% of the total. At year end it held assets of $9.8m against liabilities of $321k, net assets of $9.5m.