Green Forests Work Inc

Analysis

Green Forests Work Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Lexington, KY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2013, 13 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 June 2023, Green Forests Work Inc reported income of $3.2m and spending of $2.5m, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $3.2m (+181%), an average of +41% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Green Forests Work Inc sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within KY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Foundation for Natural Resources and Energy Law ($3.2m), Black Swamp Conservancy ($3.2m) and Finger Lakes Reuse Inc ($3.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $66k, net assets of $1.2m.