Center for Responsible Travel

Analysis

Center for Responsible Travel is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2007, 19 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 2022, Center for Responsible Travel reported income of $585k and spending of $658k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income fell from $762k to $585k (-23%), an average of -8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Center for Responsible Travel sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 46th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Edward Street Day Care Center Inc ($585k), Salem Sound 2000 Inc ($586k) and New Jersey Highlands Coalition ($585k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 75% and program service revenue 27% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $138k (21% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $89k. At year end it held assets of $50k against liabilities of $193k, net assets of -$143k. It reported 5 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.