Green Blue Institute

Analysis

Green Blue Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Charlottesvle, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2022, 4 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, Green Blue Institute reported income of $8.8m and spending of $8.4m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $3.3m to $8.8m (+165%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2019, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Green Blue Institute sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Conservation Centers Inc ($8.7m), Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis Inc ($8.8m) and Deep South Center for Environmental Justice ($8.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.8% and program service revenue 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $733k (8.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.2m. At year end it held assets of $7.8m against liabilities of $3.5m, net assets of $4.4m. It reported 42 employees.