Friends of the Desert Mountains

Analysis

Friends of the Desert Mountains is a registered charity in United States, based in Palm Desert, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. 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, Friends of the Desert Mountains reported income of $907k and spending of $932k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $588k to $907k (+54%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 117%. Over the whole period it spent 118% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Friends of the Desert Mountains sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Paws Lee County Inc ($906k), Kershaw County Humane Society ($907k) and Operation Catnip of Gainesville Inc ($905k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 54% and program service revenue 1.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $96k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $365k. At year end it held assets of $24.8m against liabilities of $26k, net assets of $24.7m. It reported 8 employees.