Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative

Analysis

Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative is a registered charity in United States, based in Bozeman, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 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, Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative reported income of $5.4m and spending of $4.1m, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.9m to $5.4m (+86%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Climate Ride Inc ($5.4m), Eo Wilson Biodiversity Foundation ($5.4m) and Cfa Interpretive Association ($5.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $336k. At year end it held assets of $6.9m against liabilities of $768k, net assets of $6.1m. It reported 7 employees.