Cedar Grove Institute for Sustainable Communities Inc

Analysis

Cedar Grove Institute for Sustainable Communities Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Mebane, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2024, 2 years ago. Its declared purposes cover civil rights, social action and advocacy, which this site groups under human rights and equality. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2021, Cedar Grove Institute for Sustainable Communities Inc reported income of $622k and spending of $298k, leaving 52% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2021, income grew from $170k to $622k (+267%), an average of +92% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 244%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Cedar Grove Institute for Sustainable Communities Inc sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Three Rivers Right to Life Educational Trust Fund ($622k), Family Institute of Connecticut Inc ($622k) and Center for Truth and Justice ($622k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2021, revenue came from contributions and grants 48% and program service revenue 52% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $134k (45% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $313k against liabilities of $420, net assets of $312k. It reported 2 employees.