Green Restaurant Association

Analysis

Green Restaurant Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Boston, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2001, 25 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, Green Restaurant Association reported income of $1.5m and spending of $852k, leaving 42% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $805k to $1.5m (+82%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 451%. Over the whole period it spent 52% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Green Restaurant Association sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Applegate Partnership ($1.5m), What Cheer Flower Farm ($1.5m) and San Juan Mountains Association ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 92% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $219k (26% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $523k. At year end it held assets of $3.6m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $3.6m. It reported 12 employees.