Local Motion Inc

Analysis

Local Motion Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Burlington, VT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2001, 25 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, Local Motion Inc reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.4m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $939k to $1.3m (+40%), an average of +8.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Local Motion Inc sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 80th percentile within VT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include McKenzie Watershed Alliance ($1.3m), Riverbend Environmental Education Center Inc ($1.3m) and Metro Blooms ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 63% and program service revenue 36% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $85k (5.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $729k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $370k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 49 employees.