Cal-Earth Inc

Analysis

Cal-Earth Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Aliso Viejo, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover unknown, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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, Cal-Earth Inc reported income of $224k and spending of $321k, spending 143% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $321k to $224k (-30%), an average of -8.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Cal-Earth Inc sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile, and in the 59th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Clearcreek Music Association ($224k), Menhealing ($225k) and Wisconsin Trappers Association Inc ($224k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $165k. At year end it held assets of $401k against liabilities of $152k, net assets of $248k.