Native Seeds Southwestrn Endangered Aridland Resources Clearing House

Analysis

Native Seeds Southwestrn Endangered Aridland Resources Clearing House is a registered charity in United States, based in Tucson, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Native Seeds Southwestrn Endangered Aridland Resources Clearing House reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.5m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $941k to $1.5m (+59%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Native Seeds Southwestrn Endangered Aridland Resources Clearing House sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 81st percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Power ($1.5m), Carbon Tracker Initiative Inc ($1.5m) and New Jersey Water Environment Assoc ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 58% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $168k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $653k. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $272k, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 20 employees.