Brandywine Red Clay Alliance

Analysis

Brandywine Red Clay Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in West Chester, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1947, 79 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, Brandywine Red Clay Alliance reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.8m, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $956k to $1.6m (+63%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 1242%. Over the whole period it spent 34% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Brandywine Red Clay Alliance sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wolf Park Inc ($1.6m), Botanical Garden of the Piedmont ($1.6m) and Friends of the Los Angeles River ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 29% and program service revenue 31% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $180k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $539k. At year end it held assets of $25.4m against liabilities of $44k, net assets of $25.3m. It reported 50 employees.