Center for Ecological Living and Learning

Analysis

Center for Ecological Living and Learning is a registered charity in United States, based in Derwood, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Center for Ecological Living and Learning reported income of $63k and spending of $152k, spending 240% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $316k to $63k (-80%), an average of -33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 4911%. Over the whole period it spent 218% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Center for Ecological Living and Learning sits at the 25th percentile: it is larger than about 25% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 25th percentile, and in the 27th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Mirror Lake State Park ($63k), Duck Key Community Benefit Inc ($63k) and North Fork Environmental Council Inc ($63k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 46% and program service revenue 57% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $95k (63% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $354k against liabilities of $149, net assets of $353k. It reported 2 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.