Cesar Chavez Foundation

Analysis

Cesar Chavez Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Keene, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1967, 59 years ago. 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, Cesar Chavez Foundation reported income of $40.8m and spending of $28.2m, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $64.8m to $40.8m (-37%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Cesar Chavez Foundation sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Goodwill Industries of Southern New England Inc ($40.8m), Five Acres-The Boys & Girls Aid Society of Los Angeles County ($40.8m) and CPC Integrated Health Inc ($40.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 28% and program service revenue 66% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $15.3m. At year end it held assets of $231.1m against liabilities of $31.8m, net assets of $199.3m. It reported 337 employees.