Deep South Center for Environmental Justice

Analysis

Deep South Center for Environmental Justice is a registered charity in United States, based in New Orleans, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2005, 21 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, Deep South Center for Environmental Justice reported income of $8.7m and spending of $6.7m, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $2.0m to $8.7m (+342%), an average of +64% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 175%. Over the whole period it spent 60% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Deep South Center for Environmental Justice 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 94th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Redwood Forest Foundation Inc ($8.6m), Community Conservation Centers Inc ($8.7m) and Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program ($8.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. At year end it held assets of $13.4m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $13.4m. It reported 12 employees.