Friends of the Arava Institute Ltd

Analysis

Friends of the Arava Institute Ltd is a registered charity in United States, based in Newton Center, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2000, 26 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 June 2023, Friends of the Arava Institute Ltd reported income of $4.1m and spending of $4.3m, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.6m to $4.1m (+162%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 274%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Friends of the Arava Institute Ltd sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 90th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southern Plains Land Trust ($4.1m), Ten Strands ($4.1m) and Friends of the Forest Preserves ($4.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $511k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $242k. At year end it held assets of $5.9m against liabilities of $453k, net assets of $5.4m. It reported 11 employees.