Defend Our Health

Analysis

Defend Our Health is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2010, 16 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, Defend Our Health reported income of $1.5m and spending of $2.0m, spending 133% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $1.5m (+19%), an average of +4.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 149%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Defend Our Health sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 81st percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Amigos de Bolsa Chica ($1.5m), Clean Production Action ($1.5m) and Watsonville Wetlands Watch ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 4.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $155k (7.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $779k. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $103k, net assets of $1.8m. It reported 14 employees.