Elakha Alliance

Analysis

Elakha Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2020, 6 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, Elakha Alliance reported income of $479k and spending of $442k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $346k to $479k (+39%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Elakha Alliance sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 69th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Turfgrass Evaluation Program Inc ($479k), Falls of the Ohio Foundation Inc ($479k) and Pilot View Resource Conservation & Development ($479k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $111k (25% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $115k. It paid $12k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $517k against liabilities of $41k, net assets of $476k. It reported 4 employees.