Desert Forum Inc

Analysis

Desert Forum Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in LA Quinta, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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 2023, Desert Forum Inc reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.6m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $1.7m to $1.5m (-14%), an average of -3.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 1904%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Desert Forum Inc sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 84th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include BCP Housing Corporation ($1.5m), St Johns-St Vincents Home Inc ($1.5m) and Alabama Policy Institute Inc ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 47% and program service revenue 51% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $120k (7.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $95k. At year end it held assets of $2.8m against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 4 employees.