Upstream Alliance Inc

Analysis

Upstream Alliance Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Annapolis, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2016, 10 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, Upstream Alliance Inc reported income of $1.2m and spending of $967k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $355k to $1.2m (+248%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 284%. Over the whole period it spent 57% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Upstream Alliance Inc sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 81st percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American River Natural History Association ($1.2m), Riversedge West ($1.2m) and National Bobwhite and Grassland Initiative Foundation ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 4.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $120k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $221k. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $11k, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 4 employees.