Grounded Strategies

Analysis

Grounded Strategies is a registered charity in United States, based in Pittsburgh, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2009, 17 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, Grounded Strategies reported income of $528k and spending of $743k, spending 141% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $302k to $528k (+75%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 157%. Over the whole period it spent 121% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Grounded Strategies sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 69th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southern Ohio Diversification Initiative ($527k), National Energy Assistance Directors Association ($529k) and City Island Oyster Reef Inc ($527k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 6.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $96k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $346k. At year end it held assets of $343k against liabilities of $28k, net assets of $315k. It reported 13 employees.