Desert Tortoise Council Inc

Analysis

Desert Tortoise Council Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Palmdale, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover science and technology, 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, Desert Tortoise Council Inc reported income of $90k and spending of $95k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $159k to $90k (-44%), an average of -44% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 55% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Desert Tortoise Council Inc sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile, and in the 36th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ollimpaxqui Ballet Company Inc ($90k), Bonita Springs Concert Band Inc ($90k) and Cuyahoga Falls Firefighter Memorial Foundation ($90k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 12% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $30k. At year end it held assets of $323k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $323k.