Advocates for the West Inc

Analysis

Advocates for the West Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Boise, ID. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2002, 24 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, Advocates for the West Inc reported income of $2.0m and spending of $2.3m, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.5m to $2.0m (+35%), an average of +7.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Advocates for the West Inc sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within ID. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Iole ($2.0m), Nahant Marsh Education Center ($2.0m) and Black Belt Unincorporated Wastewater Program ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% and program service revenue 21% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $215k (9.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $12k, net assets of $1.8m. It reported 14 employees.