Buffalo Field Campaign

Analysis

Buffalo Field Campaign is a registered charity in United States, based in W Yellowstone, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1994, 32 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, Buffalo Field Campaign reported income of $332k and spending of $527k, spending 159% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $598k to $332k (-45%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Buffalo Field Campaign sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 64th percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Heathcote Botanical Gardens Inc ($332k), Healthy Housing Omaha ($332k) and Friends of the Eel River ($332k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $85k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $183k. At year end it held assets of $763k against liabilities of $75k, net assets of $688k. It reported 14 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.