Bountiful Cities Project

Analysis

Bountiful Cities Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Asheville, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2003, 23 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, Bountiful Cities Project reported income of $492k and spending of $530k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $377k to $492k (+31%), an average of +6.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Bountiful Cities Project sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St John Land Conservancy Inc ($492k), Climate and Energy Project Inc ($492k) and Keep Pensacola Beautiful Inc ($492k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 6.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $34k (6.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $190k. At year end it held assets of $777k against liabilities of $2,429, net assets of $774k. It reported 17 employees.