Cottonwood Environmental Law Center

Analysis

Cottonwood Environmental Law Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Bozeman, MT. 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, Cottonwood Environmental Law Center reported income of $243k and spending of $304k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $325k to $243k (-25%), an average of -25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Cottonwood Environmental Law Center sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bear River Land Conservancy ($243k), Hyperbaric Vermont Inc ($243k) and Women for Conservation ($242k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 9.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $183k (60% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $50k against liabilities of $36k, net assets of $14k. It reported 3 employees.