Sustainable Purchasing Council

Analysis

Sustainable Purchasing Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Grandville, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 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, Sustainable Purchasing Council reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.2m, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $1.7m (+49%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Sustainable Purchasing 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 84th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Beaver Watershed Alliance ($1.7m), Pa Cleanways ($1.7m) and Glacial Hills Resource Conservation & Development Region Inc ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 72% and program service revenue 28% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $171k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $219k. At year end it held assets of $919k against liabilities of $24k, net assets of $895k. It reported 2 employees.