Tilth Alliance

Analysis

Tilth Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1997, 29 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, Tilth Alliance reported income of $4.4m and spending of $4.9m, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.2m to $4.4m (+38%), an average of +8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Tilth Alliance sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tampa Bay History Center Inc ($4.3m), The Funders Network Inc ($4.4m) and Gridlab Inc ($4.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% and program service revenue 8.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $118k (2.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.2m. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $590k, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 62 employees.