Thunderbird Lodge Preservation Society

Analysis

Thunderbird Lodge Preservation Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Incline Village, NV. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2000, 26 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 (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, Thunderbird Lodge Preservation Society reported income of $2.4m and spending of $1.5m, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.3m to $2.4m (+6.2%), an average of +1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 61% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Thunderbird Lodge Preservation Society sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within NV. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include International Folk Art Alliance Inc ($2.4m), Arts Council for Monterey County ($2.4m) and Edward Drummond Libbey Endowment Fund 20-10-211-0326880 ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 65% and program service revenue 9.8% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $239k. At year end it held assets of $21.7m against liabilities of $444k, net assets of $21.2m. It reported 10 employees.