Golden West Humanitarian Foundation

Analysis

Golden West Humanitarian Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Woodland HLS, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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, Golden West Humanitarian Foundation reported income of $14.5m and spending of $12.1m, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.3m to $14.5m (+237%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 84%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Golden West Humanitarian Foundation sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Acled ($14.5m), Lifting Hands International ($14.5m) and Worldwide Friends Foundation ($14.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $577k (4.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.1m. At year end it held assets of $6.9m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $5.8m. It reported 57 employees.