Cfa Interpretive Association

Analysis

Cfa Interpretive Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Pisgah Forest, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1972, 54 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, Cfa Interpretive Association reported income of $5.3m and spending of $5.2m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.2m to $5.3m (+66%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Cfa Interpretive Association sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sustainable Ocean Alliance Inc ($5.3m), Climate Ride Inc ($5.4m) and Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management Inc ($5.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 18% and program service revenue 57% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $212k (4.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.0m. At year end it held assets of $3.0m against liabilities of $549k, net assets of $2.4m. It reported 163 employees.