California Metabolic Research Foundation

Analysis

California Metabolic Research Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in LA Jolla, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1947, 79 years ago. Its declared purposes cover food, agriculture and nutrition, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending March 2023, California Metabolic Research Foundation reported income of $73k and spending of $186k, spending 256% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2020 to March 2023, income grew from $33k to $73k (+118%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2021, when income rose by 369%. Over the whole period it spent 124% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, California Metabolic Research Foundation sits at the 25th percentile: it is larger than about 25% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 29th percentile, and in the 31st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Freedom to Go Inc ($73k), Purposeful Unconditional Service to Others Foundation ($73k) and Art 2 Heart ($73k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 23% of the total. At year end it held assets of $3.4m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $3.4m.