Living Earth School

Analysis

Living Earth School is a registered charity in United States, based in Afton, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Living Earth School reported income of $890k and spending of $805k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $194k to $890k (+359%), an average of +114% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 319%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Living Earth School sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Winnakee Land Trust Inc ($890k), South Central Partnership for Energy Efficiency As a Resource ($891k) and Civic Garden Center of Greater Cincinnati ($889k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 15% and program service revenue 85% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $521k. At year end it held assets of $348k against liabilities of $31k, net assets of $317k. It reported 54 employees.