Tierramar Science Institute

Analysis

Tierramar Science Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Sacramento, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2022, 4 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, Tierramar Science Institute reported income of $74k and spending of $36k, leaving 52% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $5.9m to $74k (-99%), an average of -77% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 96%. Over the whole period it spent 1.7% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Tierramar Science Institute sits at the 28th percentile: it is larger than about 28% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 29th percentile, and in the 31st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Iron River Pike Chain of Lakes Association Inc ($74k), Twin Cities Agricultural Land Trust ($74k) and Dallas County Master Gardener Association Inc ($74k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 96% of the total. At year end it held assets of $6.4m against liabilities of $7,545, net assets of $6.4m.