Center for Enviromental Structure

Analysis

Center for Enviromental Structure is a registered charity in United States, based in Berkeley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1967, 59 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 December 2023, Center for Enviromental Structure reported income of $78k and spending of $208k, spending 269% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $121k to $78k (-36%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 292% 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 Enviromental Structure sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 30th percentile, and in the 32nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ovation Theatre Inc ($78k), Davis Community Chorale Inc ($78k) and Carlmont Music Boosters Inc ($78k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.4% and program service revenue 78% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $36k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $104k. At year end it held assets of $802k against liabilities of $433k, net assets of $369k. It reported 2 employees.

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.