Bighorn River Alliance

Analysis

Bighorn River Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in Billings, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Bighorn River Alliance reported income of $462k and spending of $338k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $247k to $462k (+87%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Bighorn River Alliance sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful Inc ($462k), Logan Theater Inc ($463k) and Learning Outside Inc ($462k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $76k (23% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $36k. At year end it held assets of $659k against liabilities of $69k, net assets of $590k. It reported 2 employees.