Poppy Reserve Mojave Desert Interpretive Association

Analysis

Poppy Reserve Mojave Desert Interpretive Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Lancaster, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1983, 43 years ago. 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, Poppy Reserve Mojave Desert Interpretive Association reported income of $95k and spending of $45k, leaving 53% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $155k to $95k (-39%), an average of -22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 106%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Poppy Reserve Mojave Desert Interpretive Association sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile, and in the 38th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bridge Regional Partners Inc ($95k), Road Runers Club of America ($95k) and Chicago Tyagaraja Utsavam ($95k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 10% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. At year end it held assets of $276k against liabilities of $150, net assets of $276k.