Mesa Refuge

Analysis

Mesa Refuge is a registered charity in United States, based in Pt Reyes Sta, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2015, 11 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, Mesa Refuge reported income of $537k and spending of $476k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $291k to $537k (+85%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 639%. Over the whole period it spent 39% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Mesa Refuge sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Church Hill Irish Festival by the Spbba ($537k), Proarts Inc ($537k) and Saint Augustine Historical Society ($537k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% and program service revenue 19% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $114k (24% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $3.4m against liabilities of $344k, net assets of $3.1m. It reported 1 employees.