Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of California Inc

Analysis

Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of California Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2002, 24 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 2022, Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of California Inc reported income of $156k and spending of $214k, spending 137% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income fell from $476k to $156k (-67%), an average of -31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of California Inc sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile, and in the 50th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Playhouse Association Incorporated ($156k), Centre for Arts & Artists ($156k) and Texas Transportation Museum Inc ($156k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 80% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $262k, net assets of $1.5m.

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.