Sacred Earth Foundation

Analysis

Sacred Earth Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Goldendale, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2010, 16 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, Sacred Earth Foundation reported income of $790k and spending of $752k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $772k to $790k (+2.4%), an average of +0.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 83%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Sacred Earth Foundation sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Conservation Science Global ($790k), Friends of Nachusa Grasslands ($791k) and Louisiana Pacific Land & Water Conservancy ($790k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 48% and program service revenue 47% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $56k (7.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $274k. It paid $4,694 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $3.6m against liabilities of $296k, net assets of $3.3m. It reported 23 employees.