Morro Bay Bird Festival

Analysis

Morro Bay Bird Festival is a registered charity in United States, based in Morro Bay, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 April 2024, Morro Bay Bird Festival reported income of $203k and spending of $177k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from April 2023 to April 2024, income grew from $164k to $203k (+23%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Morro Bay Bird Festival sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Destination Canal Winchester ($203k), Bedrock Credit America Inc ($203k) and Patriot Empowerment Institute ($203k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending April 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $135k against liabilities of $2,503, net assets of $133k.