Southeast Environmental Task Force

Analysis

Southeast Environmental Task Force is a registered charity in United States, based in Chicago, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1999, 27 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, Southeast Environmental Task Force reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.2m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $598k to $1.3m (+123%), an average of +49% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 119%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Southeast Environmental Task Force sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ke Ao Halii ($1.3m), Greater Bridgeport Communityenterprises Inc - Gbce ($1.3m) and Friends of Radnor Lake ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 9.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $148k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $495k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $92k, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 15 employees.