West Coast Thunder

Analysis

West Coast Thunder is a registered charity in United States, based in Riverside, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, West Coast Thunder reported income of $175k and spending of $161k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $108k to $175k (+63%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 1128%. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, West Coast Thunder sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile, and in the 53rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Midwestern Chapter - International Society of Arboriculture ($175k), Acmpe Scholarship Fund Inc ($175k) and Karnataka State Medical and Dental Alumni Association of America ($175k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 45% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $28k (17% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $126k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $126k.