Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives

Analysis

Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives is a registered charity in United States, based in Berkeley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2014, 12 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 March 2023, Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives reported income of $8.0m and spending of $6.5m, spending 82% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2020 to March 2023, income grew from $4.1m to $8.0m (+92%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 70%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jackson Hole Land Trust ($7.9m), Colorado Outdoor Education Center ($8.0m) and Pennypack Ecological Restoration TR ($7.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $246k (3.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. It paid $9,854 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $5.9m against liabilities of $1.0m, net assets of $4.9m. It reported 23 employees.