River Action Inc

Analysis

River Action Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Davenport, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1986, 40 years ago. 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, River Action Inc reported income of $504k and spending of $485k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $389k to $504k (+29%), an average of +6.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, River Action Inc sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Council on Aviation Accreditation Inc ($504k), Forestry-Conservation Communications Association Inc ($504k) and Blight Authority of Memphis Inc ($504k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 76% and program service revenue 20% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $144k. At year end it held assets of $416k against liabilities of $66k, net assets of $350k. It reported 7 employees.