Center for International Environmental Law Inc

Analysis

Center for International Environmental Law Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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, Center for International Environmental Law Inc reported income of $10.3m and spending of $7.6m, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $4.4m to $10.3m (+134%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 97%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Center for International Environmental Law Inc sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Heifer International Foundation ($10.2m), Spark Microgrants ($10.3m) and Polaris Project ($10.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $605k (8.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.9m. At year end it held assets of $12.9m against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of $11.8m. It reported 37 employees.