Birchbark Foundation Inc

Analysis

Birchbark Foundation Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Cruz, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. 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, Birchbark Foundation Inc reported income of $488k and spending of $415k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $253k to $488k (+93%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Birchbark Foundation Inc sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 71st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Apex Protection Project ($487k), For the Love of Dogs Vermont Ltd ($488k) and Alive Rescue ($487k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 102% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $57k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $91k. At year end it held assets of $366k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $366k. It reported 6 employees.