Rainforest Flow

Analysis

Rainforest Flow is a registered charity in United States, based in Valencia, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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, Rainforest Flow reported income of $637k and spending of $703k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $166k to $637k (+283%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 212%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Rainforest Flow sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Doctors for Global Health Inc ($636k), Goya Ministries Inc ($637k) and Pye Global ($635k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $84k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $66k. At year end it held assets of $250k against liabilities of $5,482, net assets of $245k. It reported 2 employees.