Bay Area Ridge Trail Council

Analysis

Bay Area Ridge Trail Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Berkeley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover unknown, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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, Bay Area Ridge Trail Council reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.3m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $1.4m (+21%), an average of +4.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Bay Area Ridge Trail Council sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 84th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shrine School for Handicapped Children ($1.4m), Robc Holy Trinity Private School ($1.4m) and The Wsia Education Foundation ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 4.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $156k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $614k. It paid $20k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $113k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 10 employees.