Public Lands Interpretive Association

Analysis

Public Lands Interpretive Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Albuquerque, NM. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1981, 45 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Public Lands Interpretive Association reported income of $2.2m and spending of $2.0m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $1.4m to $2.2m (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Public Lands Interpretive Association sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within NM. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Roxie Theater ($2.2m), Oregon International Airshow Hillsboro Inc ($2.2m) and The Historic Cocoa Village Playhouse Inc ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 20% and program service revenue 71% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $74k (3.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $507k. At year end it held assets of $795k against liabilities of $325k, net assets of $470k. It reported 50 employees.