Moonlight Cultural Foundation

Analysis

Moonlight Cultural Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Vista, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1991, 35 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 (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Moonlight Cultural Foundation reported income of $2.4m and spending of $2.0m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $912k to $2.4m (+160%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Moonlight Cultural Foundation sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include African American Heritage Foundation ($2.4m), Type Media Center Inc ($2.4m) and The International Ufo Museum & Research Center at Roswell New ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 55% and program service revenue 42% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $125k (6.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $109k. At year end it held assets of $2.9m against liabilities of $51k, net assets of $2.9m. It reported 67 employees.