Guided Discoveries Inc

Analysis

Guided Discoveries Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in San Clemente, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1979, 47 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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 August 2023, Guided Discoveries Inc reported income of $22.7m and spending of $21.4m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $20.2m to $22.7m (+13%), an average of +3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2020, when income dropped by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Guided Discoveries Inc sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Neighborhood Recycling Corporation ($22.7m), Scenic Hudson Inc ($22.8m) and Forest Park Forever Inc ($22.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 5.6% and program service revenue 89% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $466k (2.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $6.3m. At year end it held assets of $21.0m against liabilities of $10.6m, net assets of $10.4m. It reported 346 employees.