Fort Preservation Society

Analysis

Fort Preservation Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Taft, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2000, 26 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Fort Preservation Society reported income of $75k and spending of $110k, spending 147% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $90k to $75k (-16%), an average of -4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Fort Preservation Society sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 29th percentile, and in the 32nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ralston Cider Mill a NJ Nonprofit Corporation ($75k), Institute for Regional Education ($75k) and Ohio Performing Arts Institute ($75k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 5.3% and program service revenue 29% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $53k (48% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $28k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $28k. It reported 4 employees.