Institute for Sustainable Communities

Analysis

Institute for Sustainable Communities is a registered charity in United States, based in Montpelier, VT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1991, 35 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 September 2023, Institute for Sustainable Communities reported income of $3.5m and spending of $9.1m, spending 260% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $9.6m to $3.5m (-64%), an average of -22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income dropped by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Institute for Sustainable Communities 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 90th percentile within VT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rotaplast International Inc ($3.5m), Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Accreditation Body I ($3.5m) and National Defense Transportation Association ($3.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% and program service revenue 12% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $274k (3.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.7m. At year end it held assets of $7.2m against liabilities of $577k, net assets of $6.6m. It reported 36 employees.