The Crane Institute of Sustainability Inc

Analysis

The Crane Institute of Sustainability Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Manchester, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2016, 10 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, The Crane Institute of Sustainability Inc reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.3m, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $745k to $1.2m (+66%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Crane Institute of Sustainability Inc sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 80th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fabscrap Inc ($1.2m), West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project ($1.2m) and Cool Earth Action USA Inc ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 3.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $233k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $394k. At year end it held assets of $369k against liabilities of $11k, net assets of $358k. It reported 10 employees.