Resource Institute Inc

Analysis

Resource Institute Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Winstonsalem, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2002, 24 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, Resource Institute Inc reported income of $12.9m and spending of $12.2m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $5.5m to $12.9m (+133%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 111%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Resource Institute Inc sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Whitetails Unlimited Inc ($12.9m), West Creek Conservancy ($12.9m) and Japanese Garden Society of Oregon ($12.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $270k. At year end it held assets of $6.8m against liabilities of $4.9m, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 4 employees.