Monterey Bay Areas Cactus and Succulent Society

Analysis

Monterey Bay Areas Cactus and Succulent Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Watsonville, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Monterey Bay Areas Cactus and Succulent Society reported income of $71k and spending of $83k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $19k to $71k (+264%), an average of +264% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 264%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Monterey Bay Areas Cactus and Succulent Society sits at the 27th percentile: it is larger than about 27% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 28th percentile, and in the 30th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sea of Clouds ($71k), Broke Spoke Community Bike Shop Inc ($71k) and Organization of Nature Evolutionaries Inc ($70k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 4.7% of the total. At year end it held assets of $43k against liabilities of $16k, net assets of $27k.