Regulatory Assistance Project

Analysis

Regulatory Assistance Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1992, 34 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, Regulatory Assistance Project reported income of $8.4m and spending of $10.5m, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $7.9m to $8.4m (+7.1%), an average of +1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Regulatory Assistance Project sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sherman Foundation ($8.4m), Harwich Conservation TR ($8.4m) and North Carolina League of Conservation Voters Foundation Inc ($8.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 12% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.5m (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.1m. At year end it held assets of $10.5m against liabilities of $2.3m, net assets of $8.2m. It reported 36 employees.