High Desert Test Sites

Analysis

High Desert Test Sites is a registered charity in United States, based in Joshua Tree, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2013, 13 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, High Desert Test Sites reported income of $576k and spending of $366k, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2023, income grew from $221k to $576k (+161%), an average of +161% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 161%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, High Desert Test Sites sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 74th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Womens Institute for Science Equity and Race ($575k), Bainbridge Arts & Crafts Inc ($576k) and Brick Theater Inc ($575k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% and program service revenue 22% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $92k. At year end it held assets of $263k against liabilities of $28k, net assets of $234k. It reported 6 employees.