California Humanities

Analysis

California Humanities is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1985, 41 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 December 2023, California Humanities reported income of $3.2m and spending of $4.1m, spending 130% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $3.9m to $3.2m (-19%), an average of -5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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 Humanities sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Capital & Main ($3.2m), Fort Wayne Museum of Art Inc ($3.2m) and Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts ($3.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $196k (4.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $856k. At year end it held assets of $2.4m against liabilities of $1.5m, net assets of $870k. It reported 12 employees.