Fearless Fund

Analysis

Fearless Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1999, 27 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 December 2023, Fearless Fund reported income of $99k and spending of $128k, spending 130% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $259k to $99k (-62%), an average of -22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 48063%. 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, Fearless Fund sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile, and in the 18th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Prospect Park South Charitable Trust ($99k), Eastside Audubon Society ($99k) and Damascus Citizens for Sustainability ($99k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $54k (42% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $112k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $112k.