Western States Air Resources Council

Analysis

Western States Air Resources Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Albuquerque, NM. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1996, 30 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, Western States Air Resources Council reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.1m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.4m to $1.2m (-49%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Western States Air Resources Council 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 81st percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within NM. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pacific Rim Conservation Inc ($1.2m), Ecoforesters Inc ($1.2m) and Nine Mile Run Watershed Association Inc ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $535k. At year end it held assets of $661k against liabilities of $53k, net assets of $608k. It reported 5 employees.