Acterra Action for a Healthy Planet

Analysis

Acterra Action for a Healthy Planet is a registered charity in United States, based in Palo Alto, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1973, 53 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Acterra Action for a Healthy Planet reported income of $2.2m and spending of $2.7m, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $2.2m (+91%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 86%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Acterra Action for a Healthy Planet sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rock Creek Conservancy Inc ($2.2m), Greenlatinos ($2.2m) and International Rivers Network ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 4.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $176k (6.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $127k, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 30 employees.