Sustainable Berea Inc

Analysis

Sustainable Berea Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Berea, KY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2008, 18 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, Sustainable Berea Inc reported income of $148k and spending of $173k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $236k to $148k (-37%), an average of -21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 120%. Over the whole period it spent 58% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Sustainable Berea Inc sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile, and in the 47th percentile within KY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Albemarle Resource Conservation and Development Council ($148k), Visions of Truth Community Develepoment Corporation ($148k) and Vessel Disposal and Reuse Foundation ($148k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 53% and program service revenue 44% of the total. At year end it held assets of $279k against liabilities of $1,012, net assets of $278k.