California Surf Museum Encinitas

Analysis

California Surf Museum Encinitas is a registered charity in United States, based in Oceanside, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1992, 34 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, California Surf Museum Encinitas reported income of $402k and spending of $364k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $126k to $402k (+219%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 192%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, California Surf Museum Encinitas 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 67th percentile, and in the 69th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cyt Baton Rouge ($402k), Paniolo Preservation Society ($403k) and Amelia Park Childrens Museum Inc ($402k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 28% and program service revenue 38% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $89k. At year end it held assets of $336k against liabilities of $1,796, net assets of $334k. It reported 4 employees.