Oakland Childrens Fairyland Inc

Analysis

Oakland Childrens Fairyland Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending March 2023, Oakland Childrens Fairyland Inc reported income of $5.2m and spending of $4.6m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2019 to March 2023, income grew from $2.3m to $5.2m (+130%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 95%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Oakland Childrens Fairyland Inc sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Virginia State Golf Association Inc ($5.2m), Northwest Washington Fair Association ($5.3m) and Road Runners Club of America ($5.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 48% and program service revenue 47% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $157k (3.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.3m. At year end it held assets of $2.7m against liabilities of $960k, net assets of $1.8m. It reported 134 employees.