Clear Lake Environmental Research Center

Analysis

Clear Lake Environmental Research Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Lakeport, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 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, Clear Lake Environmental Research Center reported income of $3.0m and spending of $2.3m, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $119k to $3.0m (+2403%), an average of +192% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 423%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Clear Lake Environmental Research Center 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 CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Environmental Nature Center ($3.0m), Building Performance Foundation Inc ($3.0m) and Olbrich Botanical Society Inc ($3.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 8.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $121k (5.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $343k. At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $835k. It reported 11 employees.