Sacramento Region Community Foundation

Analysis

Sacramento Region Community Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Sacramento, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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 December 2023, Sacramento Region Community Foundation reported income of $65.8m and spending of $31.1m, leaving 53% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $21.6m to $65.8m (+205%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 128%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Sacramento Region Community Foundation sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include United Way of Greater Houston ($65.3m), Knights of Columbus Charitable Fund Inc ($66.3m) and United Way of New York City ($65.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $414k (1.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $222.6m against liabilities of $8.7m, net assets of $214.0m. It reported 20 employees.