Sky Island Alliance

Analysis

Sky Island Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in Tucson, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 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, Sky Island Alliance reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.3m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $751k to $1.3m (+70%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Sky Island Alliance sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 79th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Az Water Association ($1.3m), Metropolitan Partnership for Energy ($1.3m) and Capital Resource Conservation and Development Inc ($1.3m).

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 $107k (8.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $503k. At year end it held assets of $814k against liabilities of $76k, net assets of $738k. It reported 17 employees.