Spur-San Francisco Bay Are Planning and Urban Research Association

Analysis

Spur-San Francisco Bay Are Planning and Urban Research Association is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1961, 65 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending March 2023, Spur-San Francisco Bay Are Planning and Urban Research Association reported income of $6.2m and spending of $8.4m, spending 136% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2020 to March 2023, income fell from $7.5m to $6.2m (-17%), an average of -5.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Spur-San Francisco Bay Are Planning and Urban Research Association 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 93rd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oakhill Day School ($6.2m), Douglass Community Land Trust ($6.2m) and Atlantic Christian School Inc ($6.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% and program service revenue 14% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $312k (3.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.2m. At year end it held assets of $16.5m against liabilities of $2.8m, net assets of $13.7m.