International Sonoran Desert Alliance

Analysis

International Sonoran Desert Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in Ajo, AZ. 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, International Sonoran Desert Alliance reported income of $2.8m and spending of $2.4m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.7m to $2.8m (+66%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, International Sonoran Desert Alliance sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Conservation Strategy Fund ($2.8m), Oregon Desert Land Trust ($2.8m) and Conservation Minnesota ($2.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 38% and program service revenue 59% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $80k (3.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $570k. At year end it held assets of $7.9m against liabilities of $4.3m, net assets of $3.6m. It reported 42 employees.