The Lamb Center

Analysis

The Lamb Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Fairfax, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2007, 19 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 June 2023, The Lamb Center reported income of $2.4m and spending of $1.9m, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.7m to $2.4m (+40%), an average of +8.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Lamb Center sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Inc ($2.4m), Seventh Generation Advisors ($2.4m) and The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 103% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $148k (7.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $857k. At year end it held assets of $11.0m against liabilities of $2.6m, net assets of $8.3m. It reported 16 employees.