Earthscope Consortium

Analysis

Earthscope Consortium is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. 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 June 2023, Earthscope Consortium reported income of $30.4m and spending of $31.7m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $29.5m to $30.4m (+2.9%), an average of +0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Earthscope Consortium sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Soldiers Angels ($30.1m), Center for Disaster Philanthropy Inc ($30.7m) and National Security Technology Accelerator ($28.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.4m (4.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $7.0m. At year end it held assets of $9.7m against liabilities of $7.2m, net assets of $2.5m. It reported 57 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.