Living Rivers

Analysis

Living Rivers is a registered charity in United States, based in Moab, UT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2001, 25 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, Living Rivers reported income of $142k and spending of $158k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $156k to $142k (-8.9%), an average of -2.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Living Rivers sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile, and in the 44th percentile within UT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Erm Group Foundation Inc ($142k), Friends of Sammamish Valley Foundation ($142k) and Recycle of Mecosta County Inc ($142k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $46k. At year end it held assets of $207k against liabilities of $27k, net assets of $181k. It reported 3 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.