Oil & Gas Action Network

Analysis

Oil & Gas Action Network is a registered charity in United States, based in Berkeley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Oil & Gas Action Network reported income of $1.9m and spending of $1.7m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $309k to $1.9m (+511%), an average of +83% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 584%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Oil & Gas Action Network 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 85th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Outward Bound Adventures Inc ($1.9m), Alice Ferguson Foundation Inc ($1.9m) and Reunity Resources ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $90k (5.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $400k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $4,332, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 12 employees.