Altar Valley Conservation Alliance

Analysis

Altar Valley Conservation Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in Tucson, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2002, 24 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, Altar Valley Conservation Alliance reported income of $497k and spending of $541k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $374k to $497k (+33%), an average of +7.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 136%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Altar Valley Conservation Alliance sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 67th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ozark Ecological Restoration Inc ($496k), Marthas Vineyard Fishermens Preservation Trust Inc ($497k) and Vermont Wilderness School Inc ($496k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 39% and program service revenue 1.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $39k (7.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $335k. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 16 employees.