Ember Alliance

Analysis

Ember Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in Fort Collins, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2022, 4 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, Ember Alliance reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.6m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $680k to $1.8m (+157%), an average of +60% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 106%. 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, Ember Alliance sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Westwind Stewardship Group ($1.7m), Audubon Nature Institute Foundation ($1.8m) and Eagle Valley Land Trust ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 74% and program service revenue 26% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $127k (7.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $833k. At year end it held assets of $743k against liabilities of $290k, net assets of $452k. It reported 34 employees.