Appalachian Voices

Analysis

Appalachian Voices is a registered charity in United States, based in Boone, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1998, 28 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, Appalachian Voices reported income of $6.4m and spending of $5.1m, spending 80% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.7m to $6.4m (+140%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 34%. 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, Appalachian Voices sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Flood Coalition Inc ($6.4m), The Greenwood Gardens & Nature ($6.4m) and High Desert Partnership ($6.4m).

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 $546k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.3m. At year end it held assets of $8.2m against liabilities of $615k, net assets of $7.6m. It reported 54 employees.