Health and Environmental Sciences Institute

Analysis

Health and Environmental Sciences Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover science and technology, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Health and Environmental Sciences Institute reported income of $6.3m and spending of $6.5m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.6m to $6.3m (+77%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Health and Environmental Sciences Institute 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 93rd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Whyhunger Inc ($6.3m), Washington Center for Equitable Growth Inc ($6.3m) and Academy of Vocal Arts ($6.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $360k (5.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. At year end it held assets of $10.4m against liabilities of $3.9m, net assets of $6.6m. It reported 17 employees.