Energy Innovation Reform Project

Analysis

Energy Innovation Reform Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2015, 11 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, Energy Innovation Reform Project reported income of $822k and spending of $1.2m, spending 141% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.1m to $822k (-28%), an average of -7.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 134%. Over the whole period it spent 121% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Energy Innovation Reform Project sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 51st percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Growers First Inc ($820k), Luckiamute Watershed Council ($822k) and One Cool Earth ($819k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $613k (53% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $87k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $56k, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 4 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.