Friends of El Mirage

Analysis

Friends of El Mirage is a registered charity in United States, based in California City, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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, Friends of El Mirage reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.4m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $377k to $1.4m (+269%), an average of +39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 261%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Friends of El Mirage 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 83rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lakes Environment Association ($1.4m), The Georgia Association of Conservation Districts Inc ($1.4m) and American Rose Society ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 72% and program service revenue 25% of the total. At year end it held assets of $822k against liabilities of $1,420, net assets of $820k.