California Dressage Society

Analysis

California Dressage Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Carmel Valley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. 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, California Dressage Society reported income of $548k and spending of $577k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $635k to $548k (-14%), an average of -3.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, California Dressage Society sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wildlife Learning Encounters ($548k), Red Willow Rescue Inc ($549k) and K9s for Veterans NFP ($548k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 53% and program service revenue 23% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $20k (3.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $76k. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $2,045, net assets of $1.8m. It reported 2 employees.