Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance Inc

Analysis

Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Madison, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1981, 45 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, Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance Inc reported income of $3.4m and spending of $1.1m, leaving 67% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $3.4m (+155%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 44% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance Inc sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Heart of the Rockies Foundation ($3.4m), Alachua Conservation Trust Incorporated ($3.4m) and Capital Region Land Conservancy Inc ($3.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 0.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $90k (8.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $479k. At year end it held assets of $16.3m against liabilities of $193k, net assets of $16.1m. It reported 31 employees.