Alder Creek Pioneer Association

Analysis

Alder Creek Pioneer Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Bickleton, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2005, 21 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, Alder Creek Pioneer Association reported income of $91k and spending of $128k, spending 141% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $276k to $91k (-67%), an average of -24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 166%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Alder Creek Pioneer Association sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile, and in the 30th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Beaumont Community Players Inc ($91k), Desoto County Chamber of Commerce Foundation Inc ($91k) and Pulaski Club Inc ($91k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 60% and program service revenue 36% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $114, net assets of $1.0m.

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.