California Preservation Foundation

Analysis

California Preservation Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1979, 47 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 September 2023, California Preservation Foundation reported income of $504k and spending of $375k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $537k to $504k (-6.2%), an average of -1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income dropped by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, California Preservation Foundation 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 70th percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Vocal Arts Society ($504k), Birger Sandzen Memorial Foundation ($504k) and Seven Stories Institute ($503k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 54% and program service revenue 46% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $95k (25% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $105k. At year end it held assets of $584k against liabilities of $37k, net assets of $548k. It reported 3 employees.