Orchid Conservation Alliance

Analysis

Orchid Conservation Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in San Mateo, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2006, 20 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, Orchid Conservation Alliance reported income of $165k and spending of $244k, spending 148% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $277k to $165k (-40%), an average of -40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Orchid Conservation Alliance sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile, and in the 52nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Seattle Reconomy ($165k), Harris Ranch Wildlife Mitigation Association Inc ($165k) and Green Scheme ($165k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 61% and program service revenue 38% of the total. At year end it held assets of $94k against liabilities of $18k, net assets of $76k.