California Institute for Biodiversity

Analysis

California Institute for Biodiversity is a registered charity in United States, based in Berkeley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 June 2023, California Institute for Biodiversity reported income of $23.4m and spending of $2.9m, leaving 87% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from June 2018 to June 2023, income grew from $292k to $23.4m (+7893%), an average of +794% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 3722%. Over the whole period it spent 12% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, California Institute for Biodiversity sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include MIT International Inc ($23.3m), Heritage Christian Schools Inc ($23.4m) and Reuben McMillan Free Library Association ($23.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $264k (9.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2,366. At year end it held assets of $30.4m against liabilities of $114k, net assets of $30.3m. It reported 1 employees.