Center for Land Use Interpretation

Analysis

Center for Land Use Interpretation is a registered charity in United States, based in Culver City, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 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 (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, Center for Land Use Interpretation reported income of $379k and spending of $276k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $281k to $379k (+35%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Center for Land Use Interpretation sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Insectarium and Butterfly Pavilion Inc ($379k), Pacifica Community Television Inc ($379k) and Singomaha Inc ($379k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 1.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $47k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $76k. At year end it held assets of $318k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $318k. It reported 4 employees.