Coosa Riverkeeper

Analysis

Coosa Riverkeeper is a registered charity in United States, based in Birmingham, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 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 March 2024, Coosa Riverkeeper reported income of $489k and spending of $539k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to March 2024, income grew from $239k to $489k (+104%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Coosa Riverkeeper sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Building Conservation Trust ($489k), Sippican Lands Trust Inc ($490k) and Kingston Land Trust Inc ($488k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $82k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $162k. At year end it held assets of $477k against liabilities of $238k, net assets of $239k. It reported 6 employees.