South Carolina Environmental Law Project Inc

Analysis

South Carolina Environmental Law Project Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Pawleys Isl, SC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1996, 30 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, South Carolina Environmental Law Project Inc reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.6m, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $909k to $1.4m (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 122%. Over the whole period it spent 69% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, South Carolina Environmental Law Project Inc sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 86th percentile within SC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fuse Innovation Fund ($1.4m), Alliance for Water Efficiency NFP ($1.4m) and Terracorps Inc ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 2.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $180k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $855k. At year end it held assets of $3.7m against liabilities of $132k, net assets of $3.6m. It reported 20 employees.