Smith River Alliance Inc

Analysis

Smith River Alliance Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Crescent City, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1980, 46 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, Smith River Alliance Inc reported income of $2.7m and spending of $2.2m, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $702k to $2.7m (+278%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 79%. 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, Smith River Alliance Inc sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Littoral Society ($2.7m), John J Tyler Arboretum ($2.7m) and Garden of the Gods Foundation ($2.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 1.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $288k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $164k. At year end it held assets of $4.6m against liabilities of $827k, net assets of $3.8m. It reported 16 employees.