San Juan Citizens Alliance

Analysis

San Juan Citizens Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in Durango, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1998, 28 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, San Juan Citizens Alliance reported income of $1.2m and spending of $850k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $499k to $1.2m (+133%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, San Juan Citizens Alliance 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 80th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tennessee Environmental Council ($1.2m), Wildwood Outdoor Education Center Inc ($1.2m) and Southwest Resource Management Association ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 2.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $84k (9.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $362k. At year end it held assets of $889k against liabilities of $35k, net assets of $853k. It reported 9 employees.