Blessed Earth Inc

Analysis

Blessed Earth Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Lexington, KY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 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, Blessed Earth Inc reported income of $152k and spending of $533k, spending 350% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $586k to $152k (-74%), an average of -29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 3711%. Over the whole period it spent 152% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Blessed Earth Inc sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile, and in the 47th percentile within KY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Save the Wood Clean the Air ($152k), Amazon Aid Foundation ($153k) and Osakis Lake Association Inc ($152k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 73% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $309k (58% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $14k. At year end it held assets of $2.4m against liabilities of $1,025, net assets of $2.4m. It reported 4 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.