Sustainability Institute Inc

Analysis

Sustainability Institute Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Burlington, VT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Sustainability Institute Inc reported income of $216k and spending of $287k, spending 133% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $994k to $216k (-78%), an average of -32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income dropped by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Sustainability Institute Inc sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile, and in the 46th percentile within VT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Timpanogos Symphony Orchestra ($216k), Black Photographer S Union ($216k) and San Francisco Women Artists ($216k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 39% and program service revenue 25% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $155k (54% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $29k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 2 employees.