Integral Ecology Research Center

Analysis

Integral Ecology Research Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Blue Lake, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2005, 21 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, Integral Ecology Research Center reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.7m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.4m to $1.7m (+25%), an average of +5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Integral Ecology Research Center sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Museum of Contemporary African Diasporian Arts ($1.7m), The American Pops Orchestra ($1.7m) and The Tank Ltd ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 6.0% and program service revenue 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $93k (5.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $389k. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $864k, net assets of $170k. It reported 15 employees.