Turtle Survival Alliance

Analysis

Turtle Survival Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in N Charleston, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. 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, Turtle Survival Alliance reported income of $2.3m and spending of $3.7m, spending 164% of what it took in. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 139% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Turtle Survival Alliance sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brooklyn Bridge Animal Welfare Coalition Inc ($2.3m), Pope Memorial Humane Society of Knox County ($2.3m) and Pope Memorial Humane Society Cocheco Valley ($2.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 77% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $192k (5.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $451k. At year end it held assets of $17.3m against liabilities of $482k, net assets of $16.8m. It reported 29 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.