Green America

Analysis

Green America is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. 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 March 2023, Green America reported income of $4.7m and spending of $6.2m, spending 131% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2019 to March 2023, income fell from $14.4m to $4.7m (-67%), an average of -24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2020, when income dropped by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 67% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Green America sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 79th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Long Live the Kings ($4.7m), The Cat House on the Kings Inc ($4.7m) and Institute for Wildlife Studies ($4.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% and program service revenue 6.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $447k (7.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.8m. At year end it held assets of $16.6m against liabilities of $1.3m, net assets of $15.3m. It reported 45 employees.