San Francisco Center for the Book

Analysis

San Francisco Center for the Book is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1997, 29 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, San Francisco Center for the Book reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.3m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $907k to $1.2m (+30%), an average of +6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 129%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, San Francisco Center for the Book sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tiny Stars Learning Center Inc ($1.2m), Morris Automated Information Network Inc ($1.2m) and Versailles Montessori School Inc ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 66% and program service revenue 25% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $562k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $163k, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 44 employees.