Esselen Tribe of Monterey County

Analysis

Esselen Tribe of Monterey County is a registered charity in United States, based in Carmel Valley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2019, 7 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, Esselen Tribe of Monterey County reported income of $317k and spending of $273k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $4.6m to $317k (-93%), an average of -59% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 92%. Over the whole period it spent 15% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Esselen Tribe of Monterey County sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 65th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chatfield Center for the Arts Inc ($317k), American Composers Alliance ($317k) and Underworld Opera Company ($317k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 30% and program service revenue 52% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $89k (33% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $111k. At year end it held assets of $4.6m against liabilities of $1,331, net assets of $4.6m. It reported 10 employees.