Environmental Defense Center

Analysis

Environmental Defense Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Barbara, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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 March 2023, Environmental Defense Center reported income of $2.1m and spending of $1.6m, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2019 to March 2023, income fell from $2.8m to $2.1m (-24%), an average of -6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2020, when income dropped by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 67% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Environmental Defense Center sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Womenfirst Transition Referral Center ($2.1m), Safe & Sound Inc ($2.1m) and Casa of the Pikes Peak Region Inc ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% and program service revenue 8.9% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $761k. At year end it held assets of $6.7m against liabilities of $106k, net assets of $6.6m. It reported 14 employees.