Main Street Launch

Analysis

Main Street Launch is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1979, 47 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 June 2023, Main Street Launch reported income of $7.5m and spending of $7.3m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $7.4m to $7.5m (+1.0%), an average of +0.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Main Street Launch sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include District Council 37 Educational Fund ($7.5m), Groundtruth Project Inc ($7.5m) and Nutech Ventures ($7.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 73% and program service revenue 16% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.5m (21% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.0m. At year end it held assets of $28.4m against liabilities of $14.9m, net assets of $13.5m. It reported 20 employees.