Friends of Briar Bush

Analysis

Friends of Briar Bush is a registered charity in United States, based in Abington, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1976, 50 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 June 2023, Friends of Briar Bush reported income of $513k and spending of $443k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $534k to $513k (-4.0%), an average of -1.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Friends of Briar Bush sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 69th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Virginia Water Environment Association Inc ($513k), Tualatin River Watershed Council ($513k) and Great Outdoors Fund ($513k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 41% and program service revenue 57% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $225k, net assets of $1.2m.