Global Sustainable Tourism Council

Analysis

Global Sustainable Tourism Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. 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, Global Sustainable Tourism Council reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.4m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $503k to $1.7m (+238%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Global Sustainable Tourism Council sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 64th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sure We Can Inc ($1.7m), Mississippi Land Trust ($1.7m) and Cylburn Arboretum Friends Inc ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 33% and program service revenue 66% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $108k (7.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $458k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $10k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 1 employees.