Santa Clara Valley Bird Alliance

Analysis

Santa Clara Valley Bird Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in Cupertino, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1977, 49 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 May 2024, Santa Clara Valley Bird Alliance reported income of $442k and spending of $514k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2020 to May 2024, income fell from $511k to $442k (-14%), an average of -3.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2021, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Santa Clara Valley Bird Alliance sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lake Heritage Parks Foundation Inc ($442k), United States Biochar Initiative ($443k) and Friends of Great Salt Lake ($441k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending May 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% and program service revenue 5.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $98k (19% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $27k, net assets of $1.8m. It reported 9 employees.