Ecology Education Inc

Analysis

Ecology Education Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Saco, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2000, 26 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 December 2023, Ecology Education Inc reported income of $2.5m and spending of $3.3m, spending 133% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.8m to $2.5m (+40%), an average of +8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Ecology Education Inc sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Harris Center for Conservation Education Inc ($2.5m), Nisqually Land Trust ($2.5m) and Northern Virginia Conservation Trust ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 46% and program service revenue 53% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $131k (4.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $956k. At year end it held assets of $14.7m against liabilities of $12.3m, net assets of $2.4m. It reported 59 employees.