Natural Bridges Media

Analysis

Natural Bridges Media is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Cruz, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2018, 8 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 June 2024, Natural Bridges Media reported income of $234k and spending of $179k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from June 2022 to June 2024, income grew from $211k to $234k (+11%), an average of +5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 56% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Natural Bridges Media sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile, and in the 59th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shake on the Lake Inc ($234k), Chilimania Inc ($234k) and Thames Valley Music School ($234k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 77% and program service revenue 6.6% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $43k. At year end it held assets of $803k against liabilities of $87, net assets of $803k. It reported 3 employees.