Ancient Forest Society

Analysis

Ancient Forest Society is a registered charity in United States, based in S Lake Tahoe, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover science and technology, 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 December 2022, Ancient Forest Society reported income of $169k and spending of $180k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2022, income fell from $222k to $169k (-24%), an average of -24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Ancient Forest Society sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile, and in the 52nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Over the Mountain Theatre ($169k), Aristides de Sousa Mendes Foundation-Us ($169k) and Highland Historical Society ($169k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $95k. At year end it held assets of $111k against liabilities of $8,543, net assets of $103k. It reported 1 employees.