Habits of Waste

Analysis

Habits of Waste is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 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, Habits of Waste reported income of $525k and spending of $532k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $219k to $525k (+139%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 95%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Habits of Waste sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pilot Hill Inc ($525k), Crown Point Ecology Center ($525k) and Blackwood Educational Land Institute ($524k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 106% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $178k (33% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $111k. At year end it held assets of $968k against liabilities of $168k, net assets of $800k. It reported 8 employees.