Friends of the Australian Bush Heritage Fund

Analysis

Friends of the Australian Bush Heritage Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Cruz, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2010, 16 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, Friends of the Australian Bush Heritage Fund reported income of $140k and spending of $1000k, spending 714% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $976k to $140k (-86%), an average of -86% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 86%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Friends of the Australian Bush Heritage Fund sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile, and in the 48th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Keep Greater Milwaukee Beautiful Inc ($140k), Forgotten Parks Foundation ($140k) and Friends of Hog Island ($139k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% of the total. At year end it held assets of $139k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $139k.