Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization

Analysis

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1992, 34 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3).

In the financial year ending June 2023, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization reported income of $1.07bn and spending of $1.10bn, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.02bn to $1.07bn (+4.2%), an average of +1.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile, and in the 100th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include McMaster University Ontario ($1.06bn), Nature Conservancy ($1.17bn) and Florida Clinical Practice Association Inc ($1.06bn).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 63% and program service revenue 29% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $519.4m. At year end it held assets of $2.32bn against liabilities of $536.5m, net assets of $1.79bn. It reported 6,316 employees.