Amazon Frontlines

Analysis

Amazon Frontlines is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 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, Amazon Frontlines reported income of $3.8m and spending of $4.3m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $306k to $3.8m (+1157%), an average of +66% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2019, when income rose by 609%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Amazon Frontlines sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 91st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hawaii Pacific Parks Association Ltd ($3.8m), Society for Conservation Biology ($3.8m) and Friends of the Osa ($3.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $259k (6.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $253k. At year end it held assets of $5.9m against liabilities of $288k, net assets of $5.6m. It reported 8 employees.