Council on Library and Information Resources

Analysis

Council on Library and Information Resources is a registered charity in United States, based in Alexandria, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1988, 38 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 June 2023, Council on Library and Information Resources reported income of $12.6m and spending of $6.7m, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $10.6m to $12.6m (+18%), an average of +4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 148%. Over the whole period it spent 120% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Council on Library and Information Resources sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hiipaka LLC ($12.5m), Little Traverse Conservancy Inc ($12.6m) and Rights and Resources Institute Inc ($12.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 8.7% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $2.1m. At year end it held assets of $16.3m against liabilities of $1.5m, net assets of $14.8m. It reported 22 employees.