Consultative Group on Biological Diversity

Analysis

Consultative Group on Biological Diversity is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover science and technology, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Consultative Group on Biological Diversity reported income of $2.5m and spending of $2.6m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.8m to $2.5m (+40%), an average of +8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Consultative Group on Biological Diversity sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Music School of Springfield Inc ($2.5m), Casa Belvedere the Italian Cultural Foundation Inc ($2.5m) and American Institute of Indian Studies University of Chicago ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 9.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $433k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $740k. At year end it held assets of $3.1m against liabilities of $291k, net assets of $2.8m. It reported 11 employees.