High Desert Leapin Lizards Inc

Analysis

High Desert Leapin Lizards Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Ridgecrest, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1990, 36 years ago. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3).

In the financial year ending June 2023, High Desert Leapin Lizards Inc reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.6m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $751k to $1.5m (+95%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, High Desert Leapin Lizards Inc sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 84th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Western New York United Against Drug & Alcohol Abuse Inc ($1.5m), Save a Pet Inc ($1.5m) and Benet Hill Monastary of Colorado Springs Inc ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.0% and program service revenue 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $143k (8.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $262k against liabilities of $334k, net assets of -$71k. It reported 67 employees.