Rio Grande Return

Analysis

Rio Grande Return is a registered charity in United States, based in Lamy, NM. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2007, 19 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, Rio Grande Return reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.5m, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $331k to $1.2m (+267%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 103%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Rio Grande Return sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within NM. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hood River Watershed Group ($1.2m), Treescharlotte ($1.2m) and Climate Solutions Accelerator of the Genesee-Finger Lakes Region in ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 50% and program service revenue 41% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $932k. At year end it held assets of $890k against liabilities of $128k, net assets of $762k. It reported 22 employees.