Southern California Genealogical Society

Analysis

Southern California Genealogical Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Burbank, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1965, 61 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Southern California Genealogical Society reported income of $189k and spending of $259k, spending 137% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $501k to $189k (-62%), an average of -22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Southern California Genealogical Society sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile, and in the 55th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Andover Baseball Association ($189k), Society of American Military Engineers ($189k) and Monadnock Music ($189k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 32% and program service revenue 8.6% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.9m against liabilities of $13k, net assets of $2.9m.