Gurdjieff Foundation of California

Analysis

Gurdjieff Foundation of California is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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 August 2023, Gurdjieff Foundation of California reported income of $314k and spending of $357k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income fell from $366k to $314k (-14%), an average of -3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2020, when income rose by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Gurdjieff Foundation of California sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% 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 Steve & Mary Alessi Ministries Inc ($313k), Jewish Soul Inc ($314k) and Al-Ma Idah Initiative Foundation ($313k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $3.2m against liabilities of $164k, net assets of $3.0m.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.