California Council on Science and Technology

Analysis

California Council on Science and Technology is a registered charity in United States, based in Sacramento, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover science and technology, 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 Council on Science and Technology reported income of $13.0m and spending of $4.0m, leaving 69% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $15.3m to $13.0m (-15%), an average of -4.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 267%. Over the whole period it spent 33% 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 Council on Science and Technology sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Maryland Science Center ($12.9m), Isothermal Planning and Development Corporation ($13.0m) and Bioone ($12.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $522k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.1m. At year end it held assets of $44.0m against liabilities of $357k, net assets of $43.6m. It reported 53 employees.