MDP Foundation

Analysis

MDP Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1992, 34 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 December 2023, MDP Foundation reported income of $475k and spending of $409k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $304k to $475k (+56%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, MDP Foundation sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile, and in the 71st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kennett Area Senior Center ($475k), Camp Capella Inc ($475k) and Enhancements Incorporated ($475k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.5m.