Joseph Campbell Foundation

Analysis

Joseph Campbell Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Joseph Campbell Foundation reported income of $389k and spending of $469k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $362k to $389k (+7.6%), an average of +1.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Joseph Campbell Foundation sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cashiers Historical Society Inc ($389k), Huntington Historical Society ($389k) and 9th and 10th Horse Cavalry Buffalo Soldiers Museum ($389k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 15% and program service revenue 84% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $84k (18% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $195k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $195k. It reported 1 employees.