One Cool Earth

Analysis

One Cool Earth is a registered charity in United States, based in SN Luis Obisp, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2001, 25 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, One Cool Earth reported income of $819k and spending of $622k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $340k to $819k (+141%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, One Cool Earth sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ojai Raptor Center ($818k), Growers First Inc ($820k) and Chandler Park Conservancy ($818k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 58% and program service revenue 24% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $402k. At year end it held assets of $456k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $456k. It reported 28 employees.