Easter Island Foundation

Analysis

Easter Island Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Maria, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1978, 48 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, Easter Island Foundation reported income of $169k and spending of $81k, leaving 52% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $179k to $169k (-5.1%), an average of -5.1% a year. 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, Easter Island Foundation sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile, and in the 52nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Orange Street Pottery ($169k), Davori Productions Co ($169k) and Atlantic Economic Society ($169k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. At year end it held assets of $283k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $283k.