West Harlem Environmental Action Inc

Analysis

West Harlem Environmental Action Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1995, 31 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, West Harlem Environmental Action Inc reported income of $10.4m and spending of $13.0m, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.7m to $10.4m (+181%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 250%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, West Harlem Environmental Action Inc sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Asian Pacific Environmental Network ($10.4m), Transition Habitat Conservancy ($10.5m) and Big Sur Land Trust ($10.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 2.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $372k (2.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.2m. At year end it held assets of $22.8m against liabilities of $4.7m, net assets of $18.0m. It reported 23 employees.