Unique Places to Save

Analysis

Unique Places to Save is a registered charity in United States, based in Asheville, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 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 December 2022, Unique Places to Save reported income of $879k and spending of $486k, leaving 45% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $697k to $879k (+26%), an average of +8.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 44% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Unique Places to Save sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Aullwood Inc ($878k), Friends of Buford Park & Mt Pisgah ($880k) and National Oceans and Applications Research Center ($878k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 41% and program service revenue 55% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $57k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $89k. It paid $30k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $4.4m against liabilities of $298k, net assets of $4.1m. It reported 3 employees.