Earth Restoration Alliance

Analysis

Earth Restoration Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in Carbondale, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1995, 31 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, Earth Restoration Alliance reported income of $837k and spending of $721k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.0m to $837k (-16%), an average of -4.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 1587%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Earth Restoration Alliance sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Montana Wilderness School ($837k), Red-Tail Land Conservancy Inc ($838k) and Tug Hill Tomorrow Land Trust ($836k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $70k (9.8% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $275k against liabilities of $826, net assets of $274k.