Great Meadow Foundation

Analysis

Great Meadow Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in The Plains, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1982, 44 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, Great Meadow Foundation reported income of $975k and spending of $1.3m, spending 136% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.3m to $975k (-22%), an average of -6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 228%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Great Meadow Foundation sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Power Environmental Energy Research Institute ($975k), Pacifica-A Garden in the Siskiyous Inc ($978k) and International Association for Impact Assessment Inc ($975k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 19% and program service revenue 75% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $81k (6.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $315k. At year end it held assets of $7.2m against liabilities of $62k, net assets of $7.2m. It reported 8 employees.