Mountain Parks Foundation of Santa Cruz

Analysis

Mountain Parks Foundation of Santa Cruz is a registered charity in United States, based in Felton, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1980, 46 years ago. 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, Mountain Parks Foundation of Santa Cruz reported income of $757k and spending of $522k, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $427k to $757k (+77%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Mountain Parks Foundation of Santa Cruz sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Black Hawk College Foundation ($757k), Caritas Center Inc ($757k) and Every Third Saturday Inc ($757k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 29% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $120k (23% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $47k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $565k, net assets of $916k. It reported 3 employees.