High Desert Test Sites: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 45-2844566)

High Desert Test Sites Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

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Form 990 for the fiscal year ending December 2024 (IRS tax year 2024).

Supports experimental art engaging with the local environment and community.

Founded: 2012
Type: Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Arts & Culture
Location: Joshua Tree, CA
Website: www.highdeserttestsites.com
Filings: 4 on file (2021–2024)

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Where the money goes · FY2024

Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D

80%

20%

Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.20

Program efficiency

80%

of spending reaches programs>-0.01% vs prior filing year

Operating runway

7.3mo

months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +4% vs prior filing year

Surplus margin

+5%

revenue over expenses, this year▲ +172% vs prior filing year

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Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990

Total assets

$258K

FY2024▲ +10%

Total liabilities

$28K

FY2024▲ +7%

Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$22K

Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$258K

Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B80%

Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39

Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File

Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CHigh Desert Test Sites

EINHdr · item D45-2844566

Principal addressHdr · item CJoshua Tree, CA

WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.highdeserttestsites.com

Year of formationHdr · item L2012

State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA

Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active

NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A25)

Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 2013

Governance & Policies

Part VI

Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9

Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9

Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo

Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No

Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No

CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

Andrea Zittel

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

David Wilson

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

David Knaus

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Paul Bessire

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Susan Lubeznik

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shaun Caley Regen

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Janelle Reiring

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Marilyn Loesberg

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $340K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.

High desert test sites supports experimental art that engages with the local environment and community.

$340Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII

Program service revenue$258K · 58%

Contributions & grants$189K · 42%

Program service revenue58%$258K

Contributions & grants42%$189K

Total revenueLn 12$447K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising

Allocation · columns B–D

80%

20%

Program services $0.80 Management & general $0.20

Program services80%$340K

Management & general20%$85K

Total functional expensesLn 25$425K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year

CashLn 1$258K

Total assetsLn 16$258K

Total liabilitiesLn 26$28K

Total net assetsLn 32$231K

Months of cash on handcomputed7.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it

Liquidity & Payout

Operating runway

Highly liquid reserves $258K · Operating expenses/yr $425K

7.3 months

Where the money goes

Program services

Program services $340K · Total expenses $425K

80%

Management & General

Management & general $85K · Total expenses $425K

20%

Fundraising

Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $425K

Cost to raise $1

Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $212K

Solicited contributions below reporting floor

Where the money comes from

Contribution dependence

Contributions & grants $189K · Total revenue $447K

42%

Government reliance

Government grants — · Total revenue $447K

—

Earned-income share

Program service revenue $258K · Total revenue $447K

58%

Investment reliance

Investment income $0 · Total revenue $447K

Program self-sufficiency

Program service revenue $258K · Total expenses $425K

61%

Growth & trend

Revenue growth (YoY)

This year $447K · Prior year $373K

+20%

Revenue CAGR

FY2020 $74K · FY2024 $447K

+57%

Net-asset trend (YoY)

End of year $231K · Beginning of year —

Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change

Balance sheet

Surplus Margin

Revenue $447K · Expenses $425K

+5%

Liabilities-to-Assets

Total liabilities — · Total assets $258K

—

Net-asset ratio

Net assets $231K · Total assets $258K

89%

Marketable Investment Share

Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $258K

People & payroll

Highest Reported Total Compensation

Individual Andrea Zittel · Reported title Treasurer · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $425K

Personnel share

Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $168K · Total expenses $425K

40%

Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

Metric	This org	Peer median	Percentile
Program ratio	80%	—	—
Overhead ratio	20%	—	—
Revenue growth	20%	—	—

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · FY2024

Horace W Goldsmith FoundationFY2024$25K

Donor Advised Charitable Giving INCFY2024$23K

American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$12K

The Edelstein FoundationFY2024$10K

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$8K

Dorothea and Leo Rabkin FoundationFY2024$6K

Total grants receivedfrom 6 funders$82K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

FY2024$373K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

FY2023$576K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

FY2022$221K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

FY2021$74K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings

Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS

Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File

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