Senderos

Analysis

Senderos is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Cruz, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2014, 12 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, Senderos reported income of $404k and spending of $250k, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $689k to $404k (-41%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Senderos sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 69th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Civiclex Incorporated ($404k), Collections & Stories of American Muslims ($404k) and 45th Parallel ($404k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 8.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $53k (21% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $34k. At year end it held assets of $522k against liabilities of $3,804, net assets of $518k. It reported 7 employees.