The Living Desert: $30.6M Revenue, $20.5M Expenses

The Living Desert earns a C on the efficiency rubric — the median bucket on the NonprofitTruth scale, indicating performance close to the national midpoint across financial reserves, officer compensation, and revenue consistency. Composite score: 54/100.

At $30.6M in 2023 revenue, The Living Desert sits in the mid-range of the U.S. nonprofit distribution. Most organizations of this scale operate regionally or focus on a single program area. Reserves are the limiting factor: The Living Desert carries relatively few months of operating expenses on its balance sheet, which can leave an organization exposed if a major funding source pauses.

Five-year revenue trajectory is strongly positive: The Living Desert has grown materially in real terms, which usually signals successful fundraising and program expansion. Compensation for current officers and key employees runs $823,928 against $30.6M in revenue — within the band third-party charity raters typically consider reasonable for an organization of this size and complexity. This is an aggregate across all listed officers, not a single executive's salary. The Living Desert works in Environment & Animals — environmental, conservation, animal-welfare, and natural-resources programs. The sector spans large international conservation groups and small local land trusts; the financial profile varies accordingly.