Piedmont Environmental Council

Analysis

Piedmont Environmental Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Warrenton, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1973, 53 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, Piedmont Environmental Council reported income of $6.5m and spending of $7.0m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $8.5m to $6.5m (-24%), an average of -6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Piedmont Environmental Council sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Conservation Foundation Inc ($6.5m), Tule Basin Land and Water Conservation Trust ($6.5m) and Three Rivers Land Trust Inc ($6.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 101% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $352k (5.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.1m. At year end it held assets of $10.9m against liabilities of $940k, net assets of $9.9m. It reported 63 employees.