Sonoma Earth School

Analysis

Sonoma Earth School is a registered charity in United States, based in Forestville, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 December 2023, Sonoma Earth School reported income of $329k and spending of $377k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $58k to $329k (+469%), an average of +78% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 352%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Sonoma Earth School sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 65th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Empower Peace Inc ($329k), Biographers International Organization Foundation ($329k) and Flight Path Dance Foundation Inc ($329k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 26% and program service revenue 74% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $71k (19% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $175k. It paid $1,928 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $18k against liabilities of $51k, net assets of -$33k. It reported 12 employees.