Grassroots Ecology

Analysis

Grassroots Ecology is a registered charity in United States, based in Palo Alto, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2018, 8 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 June 2023, Grassroots Ecology reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.8m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $2.1m to $1.7m (-19%), an average of -5.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income dropped by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Grassroots Ecology sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Trustees for Alaska ($1.7m), Pca Product Stewardship Inc ($1.7m) and Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation Inc ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 41% and program service revenue 60% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $93k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 39 employees.