Turtle Island Restoration Network

Analysis

Turtle Island Restoration Network is a registered charity in United States, based in Forest Knolls, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1997, 29 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 June 2023, Turtle Island Restoration Network reported income of $2.1m and spending of $1.9m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $3.2m to $2.1m (-33%), an average of -9.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 39%. 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, Turtle Island Restoration Network sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Center for Ecoliteracy ($2.1m), Columbiana County Agricultural Society ($2.1m) and Gnaw Bone Camp Nature Preserve Inc ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $198k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $493k. At year end it held assets of $4.6m against liabilities of $654k, net assets of $3.9m. It reported 13 employees.