Eastern Environmental Law Center Inc

Analysis

Eastern Environmental Law Center Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Newark, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1995, 31 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, Eastern Environmental Law Center Inc reported income of $474k and spending of $637k, spending 134% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $910k to $474k (-48%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Eastern Environmental Law Center Inc sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile, and in the 74th percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Land Savers United ($474k), Friends of the Highwood Public Library ($474k) and International Water Resources Association Inc ($473k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 6.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $140k (22% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $329k. At year end it held assets of $671k against liabilities of $83k, net assets of $588k. It reported 5 employees.