American Rivers Inc

Analysis

American Rivers Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1984, 42 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, American Rivers Inc reported income of $21.8m and spending of $20.8m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $22.9m to $21.8m (-4.6%), an average of -1.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income dropped by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, American Rivers Inc sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Marine Sanctuary Foundation ($21.6m), Greenpeace Fund Inc ($22.0m) and Hawaiian Islands Land Trust ($21.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 4.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.4m (6.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.6m. It paid $178k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $21.4m against liabilities of $4.5m, net assets of $16.9m. It reported 104 employees.