Energy & Environment Legal Institute

Analysis

Energy & Environment Legal Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in McLean, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 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, Energy & Environment Legal Institute reported income of $1.0m and spending of $965k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $417k to $1.0m (+150%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 88%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Energy & Environment Legal Institute sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Water Wise Gulf South ($1.0m), Williamstown Rural Land Foundation ($1.0m) and Resource Innovation Institute ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $502k (52% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $301k against liabilities of $2,179, net assets of $298k.