Friends of Sutters Fort Inc

Analysis

Friends of Sutters Fort Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Sacramento, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover unknown, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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 Sutters Fort Inc reported income of $153k and spending of $252k, spending 165% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $277k to $153k (-45%), an average of -26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 136% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Friends of Sutters Fort Inc sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile, and in the 50th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include S T R E a M Global Innovations Inc ($153k), Washburn High School Foundation ($153k) and Eye Tumor Research Foundation Inc ($153k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 17% and program service revenue 4.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $80k (32% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $60k. At year end it held assets of $253k against liabilities of $18k, net assets of $235k. It reported 6 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.