Center for Rural Enterprise and Environmental Justice

Analysis

Center for Rural Enterprise and Environmental Justice is a registered charity in United States, based in Huntsville, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2019, 7 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, Center for Rural Enterprise and Environmental Justice reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.1m, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $1.5m to $1.6m (+9.8%), an average of +3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 39% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Center for Rural Enterprise and Environmental Justice sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mountain Trails Foundation Inc ($1.6m), Clean Energy States Alliance Inc ($1.6m) and Live-Thrive Atlanta Inc ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $195k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $358k. At year end it held assets of $3.7m against liabilities of $9,237, net assets of $3.7m. It reported 5 employees.