Earth Discovery Institute

Analysis

Earth Discovery Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in El Cajon, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Earth Discovery Institute reported income of $613k and spending of $651k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $225k to $613k (+173%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Earth Discovery Institute sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 75th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Three Valley Conservation Trust ($613k), Klamath River Inter-Tribal Fish and Water Commission ($613k) and Seven Rivers Resource Conservation & Development Area Inc ($612k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $94k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $248k. At year end it held assets of $284k against liabilities of $87k, net assets of $197k. It reported 18 employees.