Mojave Desert Heritage and Cultural Association

Analysis

Mojave Desert Heritage and Cultural Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Essex, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2001, 25 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, Mojave Desert Heritage and Cultural Association reported income of $211k and spending of $241k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $98k to $211k (+116%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 118% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Mojave Desert Heritage and Cultural Association sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Minnesota Fishing Museum ($211k), Palm Desert High School Band Boosters Inc ($211k) and The Quincy Museum Inc ($211k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 70% and program service revenue 24% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $93k. At year end it held assets of $2.4m against liabilities of $26k, net assets of $2.4m. It reported 3 employees.