Metropolitan Energy Center Inc

Analysis

Metropolitan Energy Center Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Kansas City, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1984, 42 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, Metropolitan Energy Center Inc reported income of $4.7m and spending of $4.3m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.0m to $4.7m (+366%), an average of +47% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 103%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Metropolitan Energy Center Inc sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 90th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include African Community and Conservation Foundation Inc ($4.7m), Santa Lucia Conservancy ($4.7m) and North Cascades Institute ($4.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 3.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $73k (1.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $705k. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $206k, net assets of $831k. It reported 26 employees.