Green Education Foundation

Analysis

Green Education Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in San Jose, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2011, 15 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, Green Education Foundation reported income of $8.5m and spending of $12.5m, spending 146% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.8m to $8.5m (+78%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 118%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Green Education Foundation sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Los Angeles Arboretum Foundation Inc ($8.5m), Grist Magazine Inc ($8.6m) and Appalachian Wildlife Foundation ($8.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $8.1m. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $833k, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 10 employees.