Haereticus Environmental Laboratory

Analysis

Haereticus Environmental Laboratory is a registered charity in United States, based in Lynchburg, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2006, 20 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, Haereticus Environmental Laboratory reported income of $116k and spending of $113k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $226k to $116k (-49%), an average of -49% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Haereticus Environmental Laboratory sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile, and in the 40th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sea Watch Inc ($116k), Florida Bay Forever Save Our Waters Inc ($116k) and Tiverton Land TR ($116k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 15% and program service revenue 85% of the total. At year end it held assets of $312k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $312k.