Environmental Works

Analysis

Environmental Works is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover housing and shelter, which this site groups under housing and shelter. 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, Environmental Works reported income of $5.4m and spending of $6.0m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.2m to $5.4m (+30%), an average of +6.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Environmental Works 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 92nd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hunts Point Housing Development Fund Corporation ($5.4m), Vista Del Monte Affordable Housing Inc ($5.4m) and Judeo-Christian Outreach Center Inc ($5.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.2% and program service revenue 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $428k (7.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.6m. At year end it held assets of $2.7m against liabilities of $753k, net assets of $2.0m. It reported 41 employees.