Pennsylvania Environmental Council Inc

Analysis

Pennsylvania Environmental Council Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 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 (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, Pennsylvania Environmental Council Inc reported income of $3.9m and spending of $4.6m, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $4.2m to $3.9m (-6.3%), an average of -1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Pennsylvania Environmental Council Inc sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 89th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Conservation NW ($3.9m), Natural Areas Conservancy Inc ($3.9m) and Native Land Conservancy Inc ($3.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 6.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $709k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $5.3m against liabilities of $1.6m, net assets of $3.7m. It reported 33 employees.