Accountability Counsel

Analysis

Accountability Counsel is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. 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 August 2023, Accountability Counsel reported income of $3.7m and spending of $3.0m, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $1.8m to $3.7m (+109%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2021, when income rose by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Accountability Counsel sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Saratoga P L a N Inc ($3.7m), Western Landowners Alliance ($3.7m) and Lake Superior Center ($3.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $309k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $4.8m against liabilities of $610k, net assets of $4.2m. It reported 16 employees.