Circle of Life Connections

Analysis

Circle of Life Connections is a registered charity in United States, based in Albany, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2002, 24 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, Circle of Life Connections reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.2m, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $405k to $1.8m (+340%), an average of +64% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 112%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Circle of Life Connections sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hill Country Alliance ($1.8m), Clackamas River Basin Council ($1.8m) and United States Society on Dams ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 3.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $15k (1.2% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $11k, net assets of $996k.