Clean Wisconsin Inc

Analysis

Clean Wisconsin Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Madison, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1982, 44 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, Clean Wisconsin Inc reported income of $3.1m and spending of $2.9m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.5m to $3.1m (+107%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 101%. 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, Clean Wisconsin Inc sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hill Country Conservancy Inc ($3.1m), Great Parks Forever ($3.1m) and Vermont Institute of Natural Science Inc ($3.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 9.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $154k (5.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. At year end it held assets of $4.1m against liabilities of $386k, net assets of $3.7m. It reported 40 employees.