Empire Ranch Foundation

Analysis

Empire Ranch Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Sonoita, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 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, Empire Ranch Foundation reported income of $131k and spending of $141k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $118k to $131k (+11%), an average of +2.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 87%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Empire Ranch Foundation sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile, and in the 41st percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Cheney Lake Inc ($131k), Global Exploration and Oceanographic Society ($131k) and Friends of Matanzas Inc ($131k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 43% and program service revenue 56% of the total. At year end it held assets of $235k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $235k. It reported 1 employees.