The Green Door Initiative

Analysis

The Green Door Initiative is a registered charity in United States, based in Detroit, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2011, 15 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 September 2023, The Green Door Initiative reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.7m, spending 136% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $208k to $1.2m (+493%), an average of +56% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 168%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Green Door Initiative sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 81st percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Womens Council Garden of the Dallas Arboretum & Botanical Society Inc ($1.2m), Illinois Conservation Foundation ($1.2m) and Howard Ecoworks Inc ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $85k (5.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $668k. It paid $5,020 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $537k against liabilities of $199k, net assets of $338k. It reported 9 employees.