Nature Center Associates of Los Angeles County

Analysis

Nature Center Associates of Los Angeles County is a registered charity in United States, based in Newhall, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1966, 60 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 December 2023, Nature Center Associates of Los Angeles County reported income of $143k and spending of $127k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $263k to $143k (-46%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 59% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Nature Center Associates of Los Angeles County sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile, and in the 48th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Keep North Carolina Beautiful Inc ($143k), Master Gardener Foundation of Tulsa Inc ($143k) and Huntington Beach Tree Society Inc ($143k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 44% and program service revenue 5.9% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.6m.