Ojai Raptor Center

Analysis

Ojai Raptor Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Oak View, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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, Ojai Raptor Center reported income of $818k and spending of $671k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $163k to $818k (+403%), an average of +50% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 224%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Ojai Raptor Center sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chandler Park Conservancy ($818k), One Cool Earth ($819k) and Western States Projects Training Fund ($817k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 6.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $59k (8.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $314k. It paid $788 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $19k, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 10 employees.