Livable City

Analysis

Livable City is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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, Livable City reported income of $2.2m and spending of $2.2m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $2.2m (+99%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 117%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Livable City sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dover Childrens Home ($2.2m), Bethlehem Center ($2.2m) and American Osteopathic Foundation Inc ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 12% and program service revenue 88% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $153k (7.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $408k. At year end it held assets of $920k against liabilities of $277k, net assets of $643k. It reported 12 employees.