Eo Wilson Biodiversity Foundation

Analysis

Eo Wilson Biodiversity Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Hillsborough, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2008, 18 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, Eo Wilson Biodiversity Foundation reported income of $5.4m and spending of $5.0m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.9m to $5.4m (+176%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Eo Wilson Biodiversity Foundation sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative ($5.4m), Upstate Greenways and Trails Alliance ($5.4m) and Climate Ride Inc ($5.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 46% and program service revenue 54% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $947k (19% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $420k. At year end it held assets of $4.7m against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of $3.5m. It reported 11 employees.