Sickle Cell Disease Foundation of California

Analysis

Sickle Cell Disease Foundation of California is a registered charity in United States, based in Ontario, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover diseases, disorders and medical disciplines, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, Sickle Cell Disease Foundation of California reported income of $1.1m and spending of $4.1m, spending 376% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $919k to $1.1m (+19%), an average of +4.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 331%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Sickle Cell Disease Foundation of California sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 81st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Florida Keys Healthy Start Coalition Inc ($1.1m), Wellness in the Woods Inc ($1.1m) and Recovery Institute of Southwest Michigan Inc ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $205k (5.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $2.7m against liabilities of $622k, net assets of $2.0m. It reported 25 employees.