Orange County Model Engineers

Analysis

Orange County Model Engineers is a registered charity in United States, based in Costa Mesa, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1985, 41 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 June 2024, Orange County Model Engineers reported income of $94k and spending of $106k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2024, income fell from $117k to $94k (-20%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Orange County Model Engineers sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 35th percentile, and in the 37th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Historic Medley District Inc ($94k), Friction Performing Arts ($94k) and Chinese Language School of South Jersey ($94k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 38% and program service revenue 34% of the total. At year end it held assets of $97k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $97k.