Sustainable Markets Foundation

Analysis

Sustainable Markets Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2002, 24 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 August 2023, Sustainable Markets Foundation reported income of $39.2m and spending of $30.6m, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $17.8m to $39.2m (+120%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 117%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Sustainable Markets Foundation sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Save the Redwoods League ($38.8m), Wilderness Society ($39.2m) and CDP North America Inc ($38.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. At year end it held assets of $44.2m against liabilities of $1.6m, net assets of $42.5m.