Berkeley Crew

Analysis

Berkeley Crew is a registered charity in United States, based in Berkeley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1986, 40 years ago. 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 June 2024, Berkeley Crew reported income of $186k and spending of $229k, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2024, income fell from $263k to $186k (-29%), an average of -8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 87%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Berkeley Crew sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile, and in the 54th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Junior Varsity Athletic Association ($186k), Shree Sanatan Dharam Ramayan Mandli of Bay Area Inc ($186k) and Shelter Providers of Riverside Inc ($186k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 5.6% and program service revenue 97% of the total. At year end it held assets of $279k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $279k.

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.