Yosemite Rivers Alliance

Analysis

Yosemite Rivers Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in Sonora, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1983, 43 years ago. 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, Yosemite Rivers Alliance reported income of $3.5m and spending of $2.8m, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.1m to $3.5m (+67%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 249%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Yosemite Rivers Alliance 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 90th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Baptist International Evangelistic Ministries ($3.5m), Ronald McDonald House Charities Dayton ($3.5m) and Utah Valley Family Support Center Inc ($3.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $237k (8.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $584k, net assets of $1.8m. It reported 24 employees.