Sarara Institute

Analysis

Sarara Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Denver, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2018, 8 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, Sarara Institute reported income of $3.0m and spending of $2.3m, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $599k to $3.0m (+403%), an average of +50% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 97%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Sarara Institute sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Israel Nature and Heritage Foundation of America Inc ($3.0m), Coming Clean Inc ($3.0m) and Friends of the Lost River Inc ($3.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. At year end it held assets of $584k against liabilities of $37k, net assets of $547k.