California Police Activities League

Analysis

California Police Activities League is a registered charity in United States, based in Sacramento, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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 June 2023, California Police Activities League reported income of $516k and spending of $639k, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $1.3m to $516k (-62%), an average of -21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 102%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, California Police Activities League sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% 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 Boys & Girls of Magnolia ($516k), Revival ($517k) and Still Got Game Foundation Inc ($516k).

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 $94k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $153k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $853k, net assets of $332k. It reported 4 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.