Center for Transportation and the Enviroment Inc

Analysis

Center for Transportation and the Enviroment Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Atlanta, GA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover science and technology, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Center for Transportation and the Enviroment Inc reported income of $32.0m and spending of $32.4m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $25.4m to $32.0m (+26%), an average of +6.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Center for Transportation and the Enviroment Inc sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within GA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ruth Eckerd Hall Inc ($31.9m), Mind Education ($32.1m) and African Population Health & Research Center Inc ($31.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $3.2m (10.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.9m. At year end it held assets of $12.1m against liabilities of $9.1m, net assets of $3.0m. It reported 68 employees.