Clean Production Action

Analysis

Clean Production Action is a registered charity in United States, based in Somerville, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2014, 12 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, Clean Production Action reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.7m, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.8m to $1.5m (-17%), an average of -4.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 25%. 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, Clean Production Action sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Defend Our Health ($1.5m), California Green Building Council Usgbc California ($1.5m) and Amigos de Bolsa Chica ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 79% and program service revenue 17% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $959k. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $117k, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 8 employees.