Swiss Benevolent Society

Analysis

Swiss Benevolent Society is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1969, 57 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 December 2023, Swiss Benevolent Society reported income of $62k and spending of $77k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $75k to $62k (-18%), an average of -4.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Swiss Benevolent Society sits at the 27th percentile: it is larger than about 27% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 24th percentile, and in the 26th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dexter Free Library ($62k), Shine Learning Services ($62k) and Parade of the Hills Community Association ($62k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% and program service revenue 2.4% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.6m.