Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment

Analysis

Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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, Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment reported income of $10.7m and spending of $10.5m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $5.4m to $10.7m (+99%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 80%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Yew Dell Inc ($10.6m), Chewonki Foundation Inc ($10.8m) and Horticultural Society of New York Inc ($10.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $255k (2.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $26.2m against liabilities of $25.4m, net assets of $806k. It reported 41 employees.