Sustainable Finger Lakes Inc

Analysis

Sustainable Finger Lakes Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Ithaca, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2015, 11 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, Sustainable Finger Lakes Inc reported income of $536k and spending of $346k, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $248k to $536k (+116%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 189%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Sustainable Finger Lakes Inc 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 67th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jug Handle Creek Farm and Nature Center ($536k), Somerset County Conservancy Charitable Trust ($536k) and Awbury Arboretum Association Inc ($536k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $69k (20% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $91k. At year end it held assets of $235k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $235k. It reported 7 employees.