Occidental Arts and Ecology Center

Analysis

Occidental Arts and Ecology Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Occidental, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Occidental Arts and Ecology Center reported income of $6.0m and spending of $5.0m, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.7m to $6.0m (+123%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 105%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Occidental Arts and Ecology Center sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Manomet Inc ($5.9m), New Buildings Institute Inc ($6.0m) and Truckee River Watershed Council ($5.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 76% and program service revenue 23% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $225k (4.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.6m. At year end it held assets of $9.6m against liabilities of $738k, net assets of $8.8m. It reported 66 employees.