Renewable Energy Wildlife Institute

Analysis

Renewable Energy Wildlife Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2009, 17 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, Renewable Energy Wildlife Institute reported income of $4.6m and spending of $3.5m, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.0m to $4.6m (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Renewable Energy Wildlife Institute sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 79th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Union Sportsmens Alliance ($4.6m), Mothers Out Front Inc ($4.6m) and Shorerivers Inc ($4.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 7.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $323k (9.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $6.5m against liabilities of $464k, net assets of $6.1m. It reported 19 employees.