Friends of the Inyo

Analysis

Friends of the Inyo is a registered charity in United States, based in Bishop, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1997, 29 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 Inyo reported income of $941k and spending of $958k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $548k to $941k (+72%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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 Inyo sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include River Relief Inc ($939k), Len Foote Hike Inn Inc ($941k) and Sustain Dane Inc ($939k).

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 $86k (9.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $461k. At year end it held assets of $462k against liabilities of $9,850, net assets of $452k. It reported 6 employees.