Greening of Detroit

Analysis

Greening of Detroit is a registered charity in United States, based in Detroit, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1990, 36 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, Greening of Detroit reported income of $6.5m and spending of $3.5m, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.7m to $6.5m (+141%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 118%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Greening of Detroit sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Summit Land Conservancy ($6.4m), Three Rivers Land Trust Inc ($6.5m) and Japanese Friendship Garden and Museum of San Diego ($6.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% and program service revenue 22% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $257k (7.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. At year end it held assets of $5.5m against liabilities of $122k, net assets of $5.4m. It reported 115 employees.