The Earth Species Project

Analysis

The Earth Species Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Berkeley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2020, 6 years ago. 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, The Earth Species Project reported income of $3.5m and spending of $3.0m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $200k to $3.5m (+1652%), an average of +77% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 160%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, The Earth Species Project sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Harford Center Inc ($3.5m), Chambersburg YMCA ($3.5m) and R L C Corp ($3.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $558k (19% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $892k. At year end it held assets of $2.4m against liabilities of $497k, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 14 employees.