Great River Greening

Analysis

Great River Greening is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Paul, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. 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, Great River Greening reported income of $4.2m and spending of $4.1m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.1m to $4.2m (+38%), an average of +8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Great River Greening sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 91st percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Idaho Zoological Society ($4.2m), Friends of Birdlife International Inc ($4.3m) and Ramona Humane Society Inc ($4.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 8.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $217k (5.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $550k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 32 employees.