Morongo Basin Cultural Arts Council

Analysis

Morongo Basin Cultural Arts Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Joshua Tree, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 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, Morongo Basin Cultural Arts Council reported income of $139k and spending of $109k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $202k to $139k (-31%), an average of -31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Morongo Basin Cultural Arts Council sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile, and in the 47th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eau Claire Jazz Inc ($139k), Northwest Arkansas Jazz Society Inc ($139k) and Productions Over the Rainbow Incorporated ($139k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 19% and program service revenue 74% of the total. At year end it held assets of $103k against liabilities of $391, net assets of $103k.