United Way California Capital Region

Analysis

United Way California Capital Region is a registered charity in United States, based in Sacramento, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1971, 55 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 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, United Way California Capital Region reported income of $10.7m and spending of $12.1m, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $12.7m to $10.7m (-16%), an average of -4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 114%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, United Way California Capital Region 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 96th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Whatcom Community Foundation ($10.7m), Gary Sinise Foundation ($10.7m) and Vine Street Archive Foundation ($10.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $420k (3.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.7m. At year end it held assets of $14.4m against liabilities of $5.1m, net assets of $9.3m. It reported 64 employees.