Clean Air Council

Analysis

Clean Air Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Philadelphia, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1968, 58 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, Clean Air Council reported income of $4.8m and spending of $3.1m, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $2.9m to $4.8m (+66%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Clean Air Council sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 90th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pacific Whale Foundation ($4.8m), Arboretum Foundation ($4.8m) and Blue Ridge Conservancy ($4.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 5.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $227k (7.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.7m. At year end it held assets of $4.6m against liabilities of $259k, net assets of $4.3m. It reported 35 employees.