Arizona Natural History Association Inc

Analysis

Arizona Natural History Association Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Flagstaff, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1988, 38 years ago. 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, Arizona Natural History Association Inc reported income of $179k and spending of $341k, spending 191% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $370k to $179k (-52%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 122% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Arizona Natural History Association Inc sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile, and in the 49th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Racor Inc ($179k), Southwest Louisiana Veterans Association ($179k) and Northwest Association of Educational Opportunity Programs ($179k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 54% and program service revenue 18% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $185k. At year end it held assets of $111k against liabilities of $150k, net assets of -$39k. It reported 9 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.