Yellowstone Quake

Analysis

Yellowstone Quake is a registered charity in United States, based in Cody, WY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover unknown, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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, Yellowstone Quake reported income of $253k and spending of $192k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $231k to $253k (+9.7%), an average of +2.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Yellowstone Quake sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within WY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kissimmee Main Street Program Inc ($253k), Hudson-Athens Lighthouse Preservation Society ($253k) and Heritage Foundation ($253k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 13% and program service revenue 84% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $51k. At year end it held assets of $80k against liabilities of $6,147, net assets of $74k. It reported 3 employees.