Sustainable Westchester Inc

Analysis

Sustainable Westchester Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Mount Kisco, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2013, 13 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 Westchester Inc reported income of $1.9m and spending of $2.0m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.8m to $1.9m (+1.7%), an average of +0.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Sustainable Westchester Inc sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Clean Up the River Environment ($1.9m), Synchronicity Earth USA Inc ($1.9m) and Pecan Street Inc ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 33% and program service revenue 67% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $162k (8.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $846k against liabilities of $310k, net assets of $537k. It reported 22 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.