Mongabayorg Corporation

Analysis

Mongabayorg Corporation is a registered charity in United States, based in Menlo Park, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 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, Mongabayorg Corporation reported income of $11.4m and spending of $5.7m, leaving 49% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.0m to $11.4m (+280%), an average of +56% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 130%. Over the whole period it spent 58% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Mongabayorg Corporation sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include California Ocean Science TR ($11.3m), Redford Center Inc ($11.5m) and Ecology Action of Santa Cruz ($11.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $432k (7.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $17.6m against liabilities of $276k, net assets of $17.3m. It reported 19 employees.