Earth Law Center

Analysis

Earth Law Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Durango, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover social science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Earth Law Center reported income of $748k and spending of $797k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $194k to $748k (+287%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 135%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Earth Law Center sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 74th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Materials for the Arts Inc ($748k), Arizona Museum of Natural History Foundation ($748k) and Andanza Inc ($748k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $245k. At year end it held assets of $868k against liabilities of $817, net assets of $867k. It reported 3 employees.