Los Angeles Astronomical Society Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Public education in Astronomy and related sciences.
- Income
- $74,418
- Spending
- $74,393
- Reserves
- 16.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- other income, 48%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $7,716 spent. Organize an awards banquet to install new officers and directors and recognize members for outstanding service to the Society and the Los Angeles community. Members pay for the cost of their meals. The costs of trophies and plaques and rent of the hall were paid by the society.
- $9,800 spent. Organize field trips to Mount Wilson Observatory. Members and guests are able to observe the night sky through the historic telescopes of Mt. Wilson Observatory which were the largest in the world at the time of their construction. Members also learn about the history of Mt. Wilson Observatory and about the discoveries made there by famous astronomers such as Edwin Hubble.
- $2,979 spent. Operate an observatory owned by the City of Monterey Park, California, for the benefit of the residents of the community. Visitors are allowed to observe the night sky through a Society-owned telescope and hear descriptions of the target objects by the telescope operator. Admission is free to all. The site is also used as a classroom. Activities include lectures on astronomy, telescope making instructions and Boy Scout Merit Badge classes. It is also used for weekly telescope demonstrations and community outreach activities such as Youth Science Night parties.
- $15,088 spent. Operate a Society-owned observatory for the use of Members and guests. Members use the site to observe the night sky through their own telescopes or Society-owned telescopes.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since August 1979.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.
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