California Science Teachers Association

Analysis

California Science Teachers Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Sacramento, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1995, 31 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, California Science Teachers Association reported income of $529k and spending of $535k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $903k to $529k (-41%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, California Science Teachers Association sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Atelier at Flowerfield Inc ($529k), Seneca Falls Historical Society ($529k) and Circus Bella ($529k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 7.4% and program service revenue 92% of the total. At year end it held assets of $366k against liabilities of $208k, net assets of $158k.

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.