California Scottish Rite Foundation

Analysis

California Scottish Rite Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Ana, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1988, 38 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, California Scottish Rite Foundation reported income of $4.8m and spending of $3.7m, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $2.9m to $4.8m (+68%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 143%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, California Scottish Rite Foundation sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Christian College ($4.8m), Liberty Christian School of the Tri-Cities ($4.8m) and Tree Academy ($4.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 29% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $298k (8.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $601k. At year end it held assets of $55.4m against liabilities of $283k, net assets of $55.2m. It reported 25 employees.