Sustainable Connections

Analysis

Sustainable Connections is a registered charity in United States, based in Bellingham, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2003, 23 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, Sustainable Connections reported income of $3.7m and spending of $3.1m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.3m to $3.7m (+59%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Sustainable Connections sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Houston Arboretum & Nature Center ($3.6m), Hamilton Parks Conservancy ($3.7m) and National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements ($3.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 5.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $218k (7.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. At year end it held assets of $2.8m against liabilities of $177k, net assets of $2.6m. It reported 41 employees.