McKenzie River Trust

Analysis

McKenzie River Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Eugene, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1995, 31 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, McKenzie River Trust reported income of $13.0m and spending of $5.8m, leaving 55% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.8m to $13.0m (+359%), an average of +46% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 335%. Over the whole period it spent 57% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, McKenzie River Trust sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Trees for the Future Inc ($13.0m), Sustainable Forestry Initiative Inc ($13.1m) and Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay Inc ($13.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $232k (4.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $25.8m against liabilities of $2.6m, net assets of $23.2m. It reported 23 employees.