Rural Renewable Energy Alliance

Analysis

Rural Renewable Energy Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Paul, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2002, 24 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 2021, Rural Renewable Energy Alliance reported income of $808k and spending of $982k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2021, income fell from $1.8m to $808k (-55%), an average of -33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 113% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Rural Renewable Energy Alliance sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Environmental Mediation Center ($807k), Dakota Resource Council ($809k) and Hawaii Conservation Alliancefoundation ($807k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2021, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 0.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $180k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $29k. At year end it held assets of $405k against liabilities of $58k, net assets of $347k. It reported 3 employees.