Environmental Defender Law Center

Analysis

Environmental Defender Law Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Port Townsend, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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, Environmental Defender Law Center reported income of $487k and spending of $559k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $644k to $487k (-24%), an average of -6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Environmental Defender Law Center sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Latinas in Leadership Inc ($487k), Casa for Kids Inc ($487k) and Colorado Youth Congress ($487k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $160k (29% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $798k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $798k. It reported 1 employees.