National Center for Appropriate Technology Inc

Analysis

National Center for Appropriate Technology Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Butte, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1977, 49 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 September 2023, National Center for Appropriate Technology Inc reported income of $8.8m and spending of $8.7m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $6.9m to $8.8m (+29%), an average of +6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, National Center for Appropriate Technology Inc sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Waterkeeper Alliance Inc ($8.8m), Institute for Market Transformation Inc ($8.8m) and Earthshare ($8.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 4.6% and program service revenue 95% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $243k (2.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.9m. At year end it held assets of $4.7m against liabilities of $2.0m, net assets of $2.7m. It reported 78 employees.