Pennenvironment Research and Policy Center

Analysis

Pennenvironment Research and Policy Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Philadelphia, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2003, 23 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 June 2023, Pennenvironment Research and Policy Center reported income of $1.0m and spending of $781k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $930k to $1.0m (+8.9%), an average of +2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Pennenvironment Research and Policy Center sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Golden Hills Resource Conservation and Development Area ($1.0m), Wisconsin Land and Water Conservation Association Inc ($1.0m) and Rios to Rivers ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $74k (9.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $212k. At year end it held assets of $3.3m against liabilities of $750k, net assets of $2.6m.