Green Building United

Analysis

Green Building United is a registered charity in United States, based in Philadelphia, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2003, 23 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, Green Building United reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.1m, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $885k to $1.4m (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Green Building United sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 81st percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dennis Conservation Trust ($1.4m), Death Valley Natural History ($1.4m) and Restore the Delta ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 76% and program service revenue 23% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $153k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $404k. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $275k, net assets of $767k. It reported 9 employees.