United States Endowment Forforestry and Communities Inc

Analysis

United States Endowment Forforestry and Communities Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Greenville, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2007, 19 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, United States Endowment Forforestry and Communities Inc reported income of $19.5m and spending of $27.1m, spending 139% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $13.8m to $19.5m (+41%), an average of +9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 134% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, United States Endowment Forforestry and Communities Inc sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Water Foundation ($19.5m), 350 Org ($19.6m) and Mississippi River TR ($19.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.2m (4.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.8m. At year end it held assets of $301.0m against liabilities of $10.6m, net assets of $290.3m. It reported 14 employees.

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.