San Diego Bird Alliance

Analysis

San Diego Bird Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in San Diego, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1965, 61 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, San Diego Bird Alliance reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.9m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2020 to May 2024, income grew from $1.0m to $1.7m (+72%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 85%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, San Diego Bird Alliance sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lowell Parks and Conservation Trust Inc ($1.7m), The Hoosier Environmental Council Inc ($1.7m) and The Reuse People of America Inc ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending May 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $137k (7.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $835k. At year end it held assets of $7.6m against liabilities of $194k, net assets of $7.4m. It reported 58 employees.