Environmental Law & Policy Center of the Midwest

Analysis

Environmental Law & Policy Center of the Midwest is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1993, 33 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 June 2023, Environmental Law & Policy Center of the Midwest reported income of $10.9m and spending of $8.2m, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $8.2m to $10.9m (+33%), an average of +7.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Environmental Law & Policy Center of the Midwest sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chewonki Foundation Inc ($10.8m), Keep Indianapolis Beautiful Inc ($11.0m) and Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment ($10.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 2.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $914k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.2m. At year end it held assets of $38.0m against liabilities of $2.6m, net assets of $35.4m. It reported 60 employees.