Orangewood Foundation

Analysis

Orangewood Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Ana, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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, Orangewood Foundation reported income of $16.1m and spending of $16.8m, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $34.0m to $16.1m (-53%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 62% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Orangewood Foundation sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc ($16.0m), Prison Law Office ($16.1m) and Iowa Legal Aid ($15.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% and program service revenue 16% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $581k (3.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $6.6m. At year end it held assets of $98.3m against liabilities of $15.0m, net assets of $83.2m. It reported 130 employees.