Coming Clean Inc

Analysis

Coming Clean Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Brattleboro, VT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1998, 28 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, Coming Clean Inc reported income of $3.0m and spending of $2.6m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.5m to $3.0m (+100%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Coming Clean Inc sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within VT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sarara Institute ($3.0m), Squam Lakes Natural Science Center ($3.0m) and Israel Nature and Heritage Foundation of America Inc ($3.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $282k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $921k. At year end it held assets of $3.2m against liabilities of $56k, net assets of $3.1m. It reported 19 employees.