Friends of the Santa Rosa Libraries

Analysis

Friends of the Santa Rosa Libraries is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Rosa, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1979, 47 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 December 2023, Friends of the Santa Rosa Libraries reported income of $132k and spending of $71k, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $21k to $132k (+525%), an average of +150% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 457%. Over the whole period it spent 50% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Friends of the Santa Rosa Libraries sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile, and in the 46th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Walkertown Girls Softball Association ($132k), Valley Charities Inc ($132k) and Holiday Camp Association ($132k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.7% of the total. At year end it held assets of $178k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $178k.