Friends of the Mountains to Sea

Analysis

Friends of the Mountains to Sea is a registered charity in United States, based in Raleigh, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2008, 18 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, Friends of the Mountains to Sea reported income of $1.0m and spending of $930k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $395k to $1.0m (+154%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Friends of the Mountains to Sea sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eastern Sierra Land Trust ($1.0m), Friends of Scrap Inc ($1.0m) and Zero Day Inc ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 3.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $95k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $255k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $125k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 6 employees.