Joshua Tree National Park Assoc

Analysis

Joshua Tree National Park Assoc is a registered charity in United States, based in Twentynin PLM, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1967, 59 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Joshua Tree National Park Assoc reported income of $3.1m and spending of $2.7m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $1.7m to $3.1m (+81%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Joshua Tree National Park Assoc sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Capitol Land Trust ($3.1m), Appalachian-Northeast Tenn Resource Conservation and Development Counc ($3.1m) and Landpaths ($3.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 5.4% and program service revenue 2.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $139k (5.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $3.8m against liabilities of $172k, net assets of $3.6m. It reported 28 employees.