California Heritage Indigenous Research Project

Analysis

California Heritage Indigenous Research Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Nevada City, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 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, California Heritage Indigenous Research Project reported income of $976k and spending of $963k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $684k to $976k (+43%), an average of +7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 106%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, California Heritage Indigenous Research Project sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Central West Ballet ($975k), Illusion Theater and School Inc ($976k) and Gotham Early Music Scene ($975k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $82k (8.5% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $401k, net assets of $769k. It reported 13 employees.