Dakota Resource Council

Analysis

Dakota Resource Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Bismarck, ND. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1982, 44 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, Dakota Resource Council reported income of $809k and spending of $744k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $517k to $809k (+56%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Dakota Resource Council 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 75th percentile within ND. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rural Renewable Energy Alliance ($808k), Wisconsin Waterfowl Association Inc ($809k) and Environmental Mediation Center ($807k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $109k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $309k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $15k, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 9 employees.