Literacy for Environmental Justice

Analysis

Literacy for Environmental Justice is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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 June 2023, Literacy for Environmental Justice reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.4m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $992k to $1.6m (+62%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Literacy for Environmental Justice sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lyn Treece Boys & Girls Club of Tippecanoe County Inc ($1.6m), Keystone Sports & Enrichment Group ($1.6m) and Upward Unlimited ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 1.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $128k (9.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $627k. It paid $65k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $347k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 15 employees.