Conservation Resource Alliance

Analysis

Conservation Resource Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in Traverse City, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1986, 40 years ago. 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, Conservation Resource Alliance reported income of $3.0m and spending of $2.7m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.5m to $3.0m (+21%), an average of +4.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Conservation Resource Alliance sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Owensboro Area Shelter Information and Services Inc Oasis ($3.0m), Act - a Common Thread ($3.0m) and Neighbor to Neighbor Inc ($3.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $676k. At year end it held assets of $5.4m against liabilities of $720k, net assets of $4.7m. It reported 13 employees.