Brighter Green Inc

Analysis

Brighter Green Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Brooklyn, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2008, 18 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 December 2023, Brighter Green Inc reported income of $463k and spending of $454k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $463k to $463k (+0.1%), an average of +0.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Brighter Green Inc sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile, and in the 65th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Science Institute Inc ($463k), Association of Environmental and Resource Economists ($464k) and Logan Theater Inc ($463k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $35k (7.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $16k. At year end it held assets of $282k against liabilities of $3,522, net assets of $278k. It reported 2 employees.