California Architectural Foundation

Analysis

California Architectural Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Sacramento, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1982, 44 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, California Architectural Foundation reported income of $84k and spending of $42k, leaving 50% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $120k to $84k (-30%), an average of -30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 46% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, California Architectural Foundation sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile, and in the 35th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include PTA California Congress of Parents Teachers & Students Inc ($84k), Little League Baseball Inc ($84k) and Lake Wenatchee Fire & Rescue Auxill Ary ($84k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. At year end it held assets of $380k against liabilities of $34k, net assets of $346k.