Blue Sky Sustainable Living Center

Analysis

Blue Sky Sustainable Living Center is a registered charity in United States, based in New Cuyama, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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, Blue Sky Sustainable Living Center reported income of $444k and spending of $501k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $425k to $444k (+4.3%), an average of +1.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 171%. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Blue Sky Sustainable Living Center sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Huddart & Wunderlich Parks ($443k), International League of Conservation Photographers Inc ($444k) and Peoples Justice Council ($443k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 67% and program service revenue 31% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $59k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $126k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $14k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 7 employees.