Stand

Analysis

Stand is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2000, 26 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 December 2023, Stand reported income of $13.6m and spending of $14.0m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.4m to $13.6m (+210%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 83%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Stand sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Trust for Tomorrow ($13.5m), Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Inc ($13.7m) and National Energy Foundation Inc ($13.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $464k (3.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.1m. At year end it held assets of $6.9m against liabilities of $589k, net assets of $6.4m. It reported 43 employees.