Friends of the Rouge

Analysis

Friends of the Rouge is a registered charity in United States, based in Plymouth, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1987, 39 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 Rouge reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.9m, spending 152% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $714k to $1.3m (+78%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 228%. Over the whole period it spent 72% 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 Rouge sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hunterdon Land Trust ($1.3m), Capital Resource Conservation and Development Inc ($1.3m) and Yukon River Drainage Fisheries Association ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 3.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $99k (5.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $986k. At year end it held assets of $3.3m against liabilities of $279k, net assets of $3.0m. It reported 23 employees.