Brave Trails

Analysis

Brave Trails is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover civil rights, social action and advocacy, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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 August 2023, Brave Trails reported income of $2.1m and spending of $1.6m, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $627k to $2.1m (+236%), an average of +35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2021, when income rose by 162%. Over the whole period it spent 57% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Brave Trails sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cumberland County Communicare Inc ($2.1m), Southern Arizona Childrens Advocacy Center Inc ($2.1m) and Elkhorn Defenders ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 48% and program service revenue 44% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $80k (4.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $535k. At year end it held assets of $4.0m against liabilities of $200k, net assets of $3.8m. It reported 59 employees.