Sassafras Earth Education

Analysis

Sassafras Earth Education is a registered charity in United States, based in Aquinnah, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Sassafras Earth Education reported income of $458k and spending of $377k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $431k to $458k (+6.2%), an average of +6.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 62% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Sassafras Earth Education sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile, and in the 69th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Black Warrior Riverkeeper Inc ($458k), LA Plata Open Space Conservancy ($458k) and Garden Club of Palm Beach ($458k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 75% and program service revenue 25% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $177k (47% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $356k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $356k. It reported 1 employees.