Ventana Wilderness Alliance a Non Profit California Corporation

Analysis

Ventana Wilderness Alliance a Non Profit California Corporation is a registered charity in United States, based in Monterey, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2000, 26 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, Ventana Wilderness Alliance a Non Profit California Corporation reported income of $709k and spending of $723k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $547k to $709k (+30%), an average of +6.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Ventana Wilderness Alliance a Non Profit California Corporation sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oregon Progress Forum ($709k), Urban Rivers Inc ($709k) and Calapooia Watershed Council ($708k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $140k (19% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $275k. At year end it held assets of $134k against liabilities of $11k, net assets of $123k. It reported 16 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.