International Living Future Institute

Analysis

International Living Future Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 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, International Living Future Institute reported income of $5.2m and spending of $5.9m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $5.4m to $5.2m (-2.6%), an average of -0.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, International Living Future Institute 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 92nd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Marine Stewardship Council Limited ($5.2m), Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina Inc ($5.2m) and Maliasili Initiatives Inc ($5.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 30% and program service revenue 68% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $239k (4.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.5m. At year end it held assets of $396k against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of -$717k. It reported 48 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.