Friends of Chugach National Forest Avalanche Information Center

Analysis

Friends of Chugach National Forest Avalanche Information Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Girdwood, AK. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2004, 22 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 September 2023, Friends of Chugach National Forest Avalanche Information Center reported income of $148k and spending of $68k, leaving 54% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2023, income fell from $220k to $148k (-33%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income dropped by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 55% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Friends of Chugach National Forest Avalanche Information Center sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile, and in the 42nd percentile within AK. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Keep Fremont Beautiful ($148k), Friends of Hobbs State Park-Conservation Area Inc ($149k) and Ouachita Green ($148k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% and program service revenue 14% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $3,000. At year end it held assets of $391k against liabilities of $58, net assets of $391k.