The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education

Analysis

The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education is a registered charity in United States, based in Philadelphia, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1966, 60 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 June 2023, The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education reported income of $2.4m and spending of $2.9m, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $1.9m to $2.4m (+25%), an average of +7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education 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 86th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Environmental Research Center Inc ($2.4m), Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Inc ($2.4m) and Chattahoochee Riverkeeper Inc ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 39% and program service revenue 52% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $163k (5.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $10.8m against liabilities of $898k, net assets of $9.9m. It reported 105 employees.