Plants People Community

Analysis

Plants People Community is a registered charity in United States, based in Oceanside, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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, Plants People Community reported income of $393k and spending of $220k, leaving 44% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $281k to $393k (+40%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Plants People Community 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 66th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rendezvous Lands Conservancy ($393k), Marin Open Space Trust ($394k) and Environmental and Engineering Geophysical Society ($393k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 72% and program service revenue 28% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $30k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $63k. At year end it held assets of $318k against liabilities of $22k, net assets of $295k.