Tennessee Environmental Council

Analysis

Tennessee Environmental Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Nashville, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1975, 51 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, Tennessee Environmental Council reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.1m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $521k to $1.2m (+123%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Tennessee Environmental Council sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southwest Resource Management Association ($1.2m), San Juan Citizens Alliance ($1.2m) and Ktk-Belt Inc ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $108k (9.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $423k. At year end it held assets of $303k against liabilities of $72k, net assets of $231k. It reported 12 employees.