Ecoamerica

Analysis

Ecoamerica is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2006, 20 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, Ecoamerica reported income of $4.6m and spending of $3.4m, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.8m to $4.6m (+69%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Ecoamerica 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 92nd percentile, and in the 79th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Garden Club of America ($4.6m), Heal the Bay ($4.6m) and Environmental Initiative ($4.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.0m (29% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $4.7m against liabilities of $505k, net assets of $4.2m. It reported 25 employees.