Green Visions Center for Renewable Energy

Analysis

Green Visions Center for Renewable Energy is a registered charity in United States, based in Palo Alto, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2005, 21 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, Green Visions Center for Renewable Energy reported income of $204k and spending of $207k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $3,700 to $204k (+5409%), an average of +642% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 2207%. Over the whole period it spent 147% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Green Visions Center for Renewable Energy sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Winnebago County Conservation Foundation Inc ($204k), Friends of Big Island Pond ($204k) and Pensacola Big Game Fishing Club Inc ($204k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $14k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $14k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.