The Cecilia Fund

Analysis

The Cecilia Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Barbara, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1947, 79 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, The Cecilia Fund reported income of $97k and spending of $165k, spending 170% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $92k to $97k (+5.4%), an average of +1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 88%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, The Cecilia Fund sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile, and in the 38th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Horseback Miracles Inc ($97k), M P C a Senior Citizens Holding Corp ($97k) and PTA California Congress of Parents Teachers & Students Inc ($97k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. It paid $4,595 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $315k against liabilities of $2,158, net assets of $313k.