Renewable Fuels Foundation

Analysis

Renewable Fuels Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Ellisville, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Renewable Fuels Foundation reported income of $1.0m and spending of $783k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $845k to $1.0m (+22%), an average of +5.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 232%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Renewable Fuels Foundation sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Triple Bottom Line Foundation ($1.0m), Illinois River Watershed PTR ($1.0m) and Scarborough Land Conservation Trust ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $577k against liabilities of $258k, net assets of $319k.