Seventh Generation Advisors

Analysis

Seventh Generation Advisors is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Monica, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 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 February 2024, Seventh Generation Advisors reported income of $2.4m and spending of $2.0m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2020 to February 2024, income fell from $6.6m to $2.4m (-64%), an average of -22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2022, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 50% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Seventh Generation Advisors sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Lamb Center ($2.4m), Urban Harvest Inc ($2.4m) and Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Inc ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending February 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $230k (11% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $11.3m against liabilities of $144k, net assets of $11.1m.