The Sustainable Living Center

Analysis

The Sustainable Living Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Walla Walla, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 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 (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, The Sustainable Living Center reported income of $848k and spending of $875k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $972k to $848k (-13%), an average of -3.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Sustainable Living Center sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Crooked River Watershed Council ($847k), Hackensack Riverkeeper Inc ($848k) and Barrington Area Conservation Trust Inc ($847k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $81k (9.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $273k. At year end it held assets of $1,235 against liabilities of $3,279, net assets of -$2,044. It reported 13 employees.