Mother Lode Mineral Society

Analysis

Mother Lode Mineral Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Modesto, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2009, 17 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, Mother Lode Mineral Society reported income of $78k and spending of $59k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $67k to $78k (+17%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Mother Lode Mineral Society sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 30th percentile, and in the 32nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 88 International Corp ($78k), Pittsburg-Camp County Museum Association Inc ($78k) and Creative Theatre Group Inc ($78k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 95% of the total. At year end it held assets of $220k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $220k.