Mesa Prieta Petroglyph Project

Analysis

Mesa Prieta Petroglyph Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Velarde, NM. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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, Mesa Prieta Petroglyph Project reported income of $269k and spending of $199k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $206k to $269k (+31%), an average of +5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 130%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Mesa Prieta Petroglyph Project sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within NM. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gull Area Lakes Association ($269k), Wildroots Collective for Learning and Stewardship ($269k) and Open Land Conservancy of Chester County ($268k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 3.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $79k (40% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $62k. At year end it held assets of $448k against liabilities of $2,518, net assets of $446k. It reported 3 employees.