Green Science Policy Institute

Analysis

Green Science Policy Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Berkeley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 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, Green Science Policy Institute reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.2m, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $1.8m (+35%), an average of +7.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Green Science Policy Institute sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Great Lakes Aquatic Habitat Networkand Fund Inc ($1.8m), Aquidneck Land Trust ($1.8m) and Planting Fields Foundation ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 63% and program service revenue 33% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $180k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $441k. At year end it held assets of $3.6m against liabilities of $217k, net assets of $3.3m. It reported 10 employees.