The Living Desert
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Expenses | Net | Reserve mo. | Staff % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 17,627,475 | 9,062,302 | 8,565,173 | 62.9 | 37% |
| 2013 | 9,497,349 | 9,549,673 | −52,324 | 58.8 | 38% |
| 2014 | 14,995,127 | 10,116,186 | 4,878,941 | 64.4 | 37% |
| 2015 | 11,119,670 | 10,594,075 | 525,595 | 60.5 | 38% |
| 2016 | 9,805,136 | 11,538,503 | −1,733,367 | 53.5 | 39% |
| 2017 | 26,122,406 | 12,284,906 | 13,837,500 | 66.7 | 41% |
| 2018 | 18,947,381 | 12,594,445 | 6,352,936 | 73.2 | 41% |
| 2019 | 20,164,887 | 14,617,891 | 5,546,996 | 67.6 | 40% |
| 2020 | 23,975,685 | 14,215,079 | 9,760,606 | 79.1 | 41% |
| 2021 | 32,677,048 | 12,464,214 | 20,212,834 | 115.3 | 41% |
| 2022 | 34,591,756 | 17,639,418 | 16,952,338 | 82.6 | 42% |
| 2023 | 30,580,354 | 20,547,217 | 10,033,137 | 81.4 | 44% |
In its most recent public year (2023), this organization brought in $10,033,137 more than it spent. Its reserves stood at about 81.4 months of spending, up from 62.9 in 2012. Staff pay was 44% of spending. $55,223,819 of its net assets are donor-restricted.
Reserve months = net assets ÷ average monthly spending; net assets count everything the organization owns beyond its debts — buildings and donor-restricted funds included, not just cash. Staff pay = salaries, wages, and officer compensation; it excludes benefits and payroll taxes. The IRS releases this data years after the fact — this organization's newest public year is 2023. Years refer to the calendar year in which the organization's fiscal year ended. Short-form filers do not publicly report donor-restricted balances or staffing costs. Source filings
The Living Desert's IRS filings as a feed — one entry per filing year, through 2023. Add the address to any feed reader; in Slack, send /feed subscribe with it (pasting the link alone won't subscribe). How this feed works