Shaw Institute

Analysis

Shaw Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Blue Hill, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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, Shaw Institute reported income of $667k and spending of $477k, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $517k to $667k (+29%), an average of +5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 80%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Shaw Institute sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include California Native Garden Foundation ($667k), Earth Care International ($667k) and Lake Stewards of Maine ($666k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.3% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $260k. At year end it held assets of $788k against liabilities of $99k, net assets of $689k. It reported 5 employees.