Vida Verde Nature Education

Analysis

Vida Verde Nature Education is a registered charity in United States, based in San Gregorio, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2002, 24 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 May 2024, Vida Verde Nature Education reported income of $2.3m and spending of $2.3m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2019 to May 2024, income grew from $1.4m to $2.3m (+65%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2023, when income rose by 135%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Vida Verde Nature Education sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ida Cason Callaway Foundation ($2.3m), Georgia Conservancy Inc ($2.3m) and Sustainable Harvest International ($2.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending May 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $131k (5.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $777k. At year end it held assets of $7.8m against liabilities of $45k, net assets of $7.7m. It reported 13 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.