Cahaba Riverkeeper

Analysis

Cahaba Riverkeeper is a registered charity in United States, based in Birmingham, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2009, 17 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, Cahaba Riverkeeper reported income of $452k and spending of $210k, leaving 54% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $188k to $452k (+141%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 54% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Cahaba Riverkeeper sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile, and in the 71st percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Seabrook Island Green Space Conservancy ($452k), Stamford Land Conservation Trust Inc ($453k) and Ocean Reef Conservation Association Inc ($452k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $116k. At year end it held assets of $732k against liabilities of $71k, net assets of $661k. It reported 2 employees.