Eastern Sierra Interpretive Association

Analysis

Eastern Sierra Interpretive Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Bishop, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1973, 53 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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, Eastern Sierra Interpretive Association reported income of $729k and spending of $1.3m, spending 178% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.2m to $729k (-37%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Eastern Sierra Interpretive Association 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 75th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Louis Earth Day ($729k), Ohio River Foundation ($730k) and A M Huntington Trust Fbo Brookgreen Gardens PV 3584 ($728k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.2% and program service revenue 37% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $92k (7.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $637k. At year end it held assets of $739k against liabilities of $564k, net assets of $175k. It reported 45 employees.