Urban Ecology Center Inc

Analysis

Urban Ecology Center Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Milwaukee, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1992, 34 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 August 2023, Urban Ecology Center Inc reported income of $11.1m and spending of $6.0m, leaving 45% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $6.7m to $11.1m (+64%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2021, when income rose by 331%. Over the whole period it spent 54% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Urban Ecology Center Inc sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Center for Ecotechnology Inc ($11.0m), Vermont Youth Conservation Corps Inc ($11.1m) and Sempervirens Fund ($11.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 7.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $157k (2.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.6m. It paid $68k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $35.4m against liabilities of $449k, net assets of $34.9m. It reported 152 employees.