New Mexico Wilderness Alliance

Analysis

New Mexico Wilderness Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in Albuquerque, NM. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1999, 27 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 September 2023, New Mexico Wilderness Alliance reported income of $2.8m and spending of $2.3m, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $2.0m to $2.8m (+42%), an average of +9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, New Mexico Wilderness Alliance sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within NM. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Columbia Springs ($2.8m), San Joaquin Parkway & Conservation Inc TR ($2.8m) and Playa Lakes Joint Venture ($2.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $124k (5.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.0m. At year end it held assets of $3.7m against liabilities of $236k, net assets of $3.5m. It reported 34 employees.