Small Planet Institute

Analysis

Small Planet Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Cambridge, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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, Small Planet Institute reported income of $151k and spending of $159k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $151k to $151k (-0.1%), an average of -0.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Small Planet Institute sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile, and in the 52nd percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Yunus&youth Inc ($151k), Forward Leap Foundation ($151k) and Our Hope International Inc ($151k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 3.2% of the total. At year end it held assets of $12k against liabilities of $32k, net assets of -$20k.