Abundant Earth Foundation

Analysis

Abundant Earth Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in McKinleyville, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2008, 18 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, Abundant Earth Foundation reported income of $385k and spending of $388k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $1.3m to $385k (-71%), an average of -46% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Abundant Earth Foundation sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 68th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Snake River Fund ($385k), Magnetawan Watershed Land TR ($385k) and Keweenaw Community Forest Company ($385k).

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 $29k (7.5% of expenses). It paid $2,250 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $55k against liabilities of $55k, net assets of $0.