Green Foothills Foundation

Analysis

Green Foothills Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Palo Alto, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1966, 60 years ago. 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 March 2024, Green Foothills Foundation reported income of $1.9m and spending of $1.3m, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from March 2019 to March 2024, income grew from $1.4m to $1.9m (+40%), an average of +7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Green Foothills Foundation sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bnai Brith House of Reading Inc ($1.9m), Florida Bandmasters Association Inc ($1.9m) and Albany Schenectady Green County Agricultural & Historical Society ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $207k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $656k. At year end it held assets of $2.5m against liabilities of $162k, net assets of $2.4m. It reported 11 employees.