Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers

Analysis

Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers is a registered charity in United States, based in Simi Valley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1994, 32 years ago. 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, Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers reported income of $847k and spending of $17k, leaving 98% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $214k to $847k (+296%), an average of +99% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 519%. Over the whole period it spent 3.9% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Crawford County Agricultural Society ($847k), Fox Valley Animal Welfare League ($847k) and Geoversity Foundation ($847k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 1.2% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.3m.