Alabama Bass Trail

Analysis

Alabama Bass Trail is a registered charity in United States, based in Decatur, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 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 September 2023, Alabama Bass Trail reported income of $1.9m and spending of $1.9m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $1.9m (+56%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Alabama Bass Trail sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Controlled Release Society Inc ($1.9m), Cleo Institute Inc ($1.9m) and Harpswell Heritage Land Trust ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 16% and program service revenue 83% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $100k (5.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $30k. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $852k, net assets of $858k.