Johnson and Louise H Clark Charitable Foundation

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
680424794
IRS 990-PF coverage
2011–2023
Forms available
Form 990-PF 2023
Location
Saratoga, CA, USA
Phone
4088671885
Rating
85
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Private Independent Foundations

Reported finances

Revenue
$103,286
Expenses
$106,932

Source: IRS Form 990-PF. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Overview

Mission

Private Independent Foundations

What it reported funding in 2023

The foundation reported 45 grants totaling $103,280. The stated grant purposes included the aclu works in the courts, legislatures and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and libertiesguaranteed to all people in this country by theconstitution and laws of the united states., national non-profit organization with a mission "to conserve and restore america's whitewater resources and to enhance opportunities to enjoy them safely." american whitewater is a membership organization representing a broad diversity of individual whitewater enthusiasts, river conservationists, and more than 100 local paddling club affiliates across america. the organization is the primary advocate for the preservation and protection of whitewater rivers throughout the united states, and connects the interests of human-powered recreational river users with ecological and science-based data to achieve the goals within its mission., and archangel ancient tree archive is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that locates and propagates the world's largest and most iconic trees., plus 42 other reported purposes.

Operating model

Revenue model
Investment-supported. 100% of the foundation's positive operating resources came from recurring investment income.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The foundation distributed 100% of its reported charitable disbursements as grants.
  • Includes asset-sale income: Asset-sale income is shown separately from recurring resources when classifying the revenue model.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes to charitable grants and the filed numbers largely add up. Assets provide a limited cushion relative to annual grants and the available information about grant readiness state registration leaves an important question unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Grant Deployment: 81
  • Cost Efficiency: 97
  • Transparency: 100
  • Compliance: 100
  • Endowment Health: 17

Detailed rating inputs

Grant Deployment

  • Grant deployment ratio: 80.7%; rating input score 81; 15th percentile among comparable filings

Cost Efficiency

  • Grant expense ratio: 96.6%; rating input score 97; 88th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency

  • Grant recipient disclosure: Yes; rating input score 100

Compliance

  • Part VII-B activity disclosures: 19 of 19 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Property sale or exchange with a disqualified person: Pass
    • Borrowing from or lending to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Goods, services, or facilities involving a disqualified person: Pass
    • Compensation paid to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Assets transferred to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Payment to a government official: Pass
    • Uncorrected prior self-dealing: Pass
    • Prior-year undistributed income: Pass
    • Excess business holdings: Pass
    • Investments that may jeopardize charitable purposes: Pass
    • Uncorrected prior-year jeopardizing investments: Pass
    • Attempt to influence legislation: Pass
    • Attempt to influence an election: Pass
    • Grants to individuals: Pass
    • Grants to organizations: Pass
    • Spending for a noncharitable purpose: Pass
    • Funds received for a personal-benefit contract: Pass
    • Premiums paid on a personal-benefit contract: Pass
    • Prohibited tax-shelter transaction: Pass
  • Filing consistency checks: 10; rating input score 100

Endowment Health

  • Endowment-health comparison: 7.9; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Grants: 100% of grant recipient detail disclosed
  • Payout: 80.7% grant deployment rate
  • Trustees: Filed trustees detail
  • Self-dealing: 100% of reviewed questions answered “No”
  • Investments: 17th percentile for endowment coverage
  • Consistency: 10 of 10 current checks pass
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2011 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 45 filed money-flow records
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

Grant-readiness screening is separate from the live rating, not a measure of program quality. Review the source records before making a grant decision.

  • High — Endowment Health: Endowment-health comparison scored 17/100.
  • High — Grant Readiness: California registration: this organization is not authorized to operate as a charity in California.