Berkeley Athletic Fund

Analysis

Berkeley Athletic Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Berkeley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 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 August 2023, Berkeley Athletic Fund reported income of $475k and spending of $417k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $194k to $475k (+145%), an average of +57% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Berkeley Athletic Fund sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% 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 Faith in God Baptist Church ($475k), West Point Inn Association ($475k) and Guardians Drum and Bugle Corps ($475k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 75% and program service revenue 25% of the total. At year end it held assets of $537k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $537k.