Center for Earth Energy and Democracy

Analysis

Center for Earth Energy and Democracy is a registered charity in United States, based in Minneapolis, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2012, 14 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, Center for Earth Energy and Democracy reported income of $396k and spending of $1.4m, spending 362% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from June 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $579k to $396k (-32%), an average of -7.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 270%. Over the whole period it spent 64% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Center for Earth Energy and Democracy sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 65th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Philadelphia Orchard Project ($396k), Falmouth Conservation Trust ($396k) and Thousand Islands Watershed Land TR ($395k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 0.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $317k (22% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $652k. At year end it held assets of $3.1m against liabilities of $127k, net assets of $3.0m. It reported 14 employees.