A Climate to Thrive

Analysis

A Climate to Thrive is a registered charity in United States, based in Mount Desert, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2017, 9 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, A Climate to Thrive reported income of $317k and spending of $355k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $254k to $317k (+25%), an average of +5.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 83%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, A Climate to Thrive sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 57th percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of the Anacortes Community Forest Lands ($317k), Harding Land Trust Inc ($317k) and Colorado Ag Water Alliance ($316k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $66k (19% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $133k. At year end it held assets of $313k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $313k. It reported 7 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.