Planting Justice

Analysis

Planting Justice is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 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, Planting Justice reported income of $5.6m and spending of $4.3m, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.0m to $5.6m (+86%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Planting Justice sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Center for Natural Lands Management ($5.6m), Essex County Greenbelt Association ($5.6m) and Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden ($5.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 1.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $433k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.3m. At year end it held assets of $5.0m against liabilities of $851k, net assets of $4.1m. It reported 56 employees.