Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation

Analysis

Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general 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 December 2023, Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation reported income of $84.8m and spending of $76.1m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $53.8m to $84.8m (+58%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 129%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Henry J Kaiser Family Foundation sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Central Valley Community Foundation ($82.7m), Loma Linda - Inland Empire Consortium for Healthcare Educatio ($85.0m) and Jewish Federation Council of Greater Los Angeles ($82.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 30% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $3.1m (4.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $28.4m. At year end it held assets of $829.0m against liabilities of $152.8m, net assets of $676.2m. It reported 237 employees.