The National Environmental Education and Training Foundation

Analysis

The National Environmental Education and Training Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1991, 35 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 September 2023, The National Environmental Education and Training Foundation reported income of $3.8m and spending of $4.2m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $2.9m to $3.8m (+29%), an average of +6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The National Environmental Education and Training Foundation sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Partnership for the Delaware Estuary Inc ($3.8m), Midwest Energy Efficiency Alliance ($3.8m) and Biscayne Bay Waterkeeper Inc ($3.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $676k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $591k, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 29 employees.