International Carnivorous Plant Society

Analysis

International Carnivorous Plant Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Walnut Creek, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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, International Carnivorous Plant Society reported income of $59k and spending of $85k, spending 143% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $69k to $59k (-13%), an average of -13% a year. Over the whole period it spent 121% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, International Carnivorous Plant Society sits at the 23rd percentile: it is larger than about 23% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 23rd percentile, and in the 25th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Earth Givers Inc ($59k), Balch Lake Improvement Organization Blimp ($59k) and Independence Conservancy Inc ($59k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 9.2% and program service revenue 77% of the total. At year end it held assets of $151k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $151k.