Golden Gate Bird Alliance

Analysis

Golden Gate Bird Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in Berkeley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1952, 74 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 June 2023, Golden Gate Bird Alliance reported income of $871k and spending of $1.1m, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $712k to $871k (+22%), an average of +5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Golden Gate Bird Alliance sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Texas Water Foundation Inc ($871k), Sageland Collaborative ($872k) and Browning the Green Space Inc ($871k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 61% and program service revenue 30% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $115k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $354k. At year end it held assets of $822k against liabilities of $227k, net assets of $595k. It reported 9 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.