Owyhee Defense Fund

Analysis

Owyhee Defense Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Jordan Valley, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Owyhee Defense Fund reported income of $180k and spending of $159k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $184k to $180k (-2.1%), an average of -2.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Owyhee Defense Fund sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile, and in the 52nd percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Audubon of Martin County Inc ($180k), Ala Kahakai Trail Association ($180k) and Home Ground Habitats ($180k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 8.4% and program service revenue 92% of the total. At year end it held assets of $72k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $72k.