American Vineyard Foundation

Analysis

American Vineyard Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Napa, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover food, agriculture and nutrition, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 March 2023, American Vineyard Foundation reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.4m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2019 to March 2023, income grew from $1.4m to $1.5m (+1.3%), an average of +0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2020, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, American Vineyard Foundation sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 84th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Bridge House Inc ($1.5m), Beyond Legal Aid ($1.5m) and Southeastern Childrens Home ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $80k. At year end it held assets of $3.3m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $3.3m. It reported 1 employees.