Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League Inc

Analysis

Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Boone, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1987, 39 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, Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League Inc reported income of $960k and spending of $670k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $826k to $960k (+16%), an average of +5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League Inc sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of the Monmouth County Park System Inc ($960k), Anacostia Riverkeeper ($960k) and Santa Barbara Channel Keeper ($958k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $64k (9.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $302k. At year end it held assets of $2.5m against liabilities of $20k, net assets of $2.5m. It reported 9 employees.