Environmental Grantmakers Association

Analysis

Environmental Grantmakers Association is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 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, Environmental Grantmakers Association reported income of $3.4m and spending of $3.3m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.3m to $3.4m (+3.8%), an average of +0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Environmental Grantmakers Association sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sustainable Surf ($3.4m), Ohio Environmental Council ($3.4m) and Flathead Land Trust Inc ($3.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 5.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $563k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $708k. At year end it held assets of $4.1m against liabilities of $569k, net assets of $3.5m. It reported 14 employees.