Restore the Earth Foundation Inc

Analysis

Restore the Earth Foundation Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Easton, MD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 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, Restore the Earth Foundation Inc reported income of $17.7m and spending of $18.6m, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $582k to $17.7m (+2946%), an average of +135% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 1374%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Restore the Earth Foundation Inc sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within MD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Scenic Hudson Land Trust Inc ($17.7m), Michigan Saves Inc ($17.8m) and Marie Selby Botanical Gardens Inc ($17.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 11% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $2.9m, net assets of -$844k. It reported 3 employees.