San Diego Archaeological Center

Analysis

San Diego Archaeological Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Escondido, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1995, 31 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 June 2023, San Diego Archaeological Center reported income of $493k and spending of $405k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $356k to $493k (+39%), an average of +8.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, San Diego Archaeological Center sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stevens County Gas and Historical Museum Inc ($493k), Restoration Community Arts ($493k) and Neches River Festival Inc ($493k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 28% and program service revenue 68% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $242k. At year end it held assets of $743k against liabilities of $21k, net assets of $723k. It reported 6 employees.