Ridgeline Center for Law and Policy

Analysis

Ridgeline Center for Law and Policy is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2020, 6 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, Ridgeline Center for Law and Policy reported income of $2.4m and spending of $3.6m, spending 153% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $6.2m to $2.4m (-62%), an average of -28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 67% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Ridgeline Center for Law and Policy sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 69th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wyoming Outdoor Council ($2.4m), All in Energy Inc ($2.4m) and Accelerating Circularity Inc ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $303k (8.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $818k. At year end it held assets of $6.1m against liabilities of $476k, net assets of $5.6m. It reported 9 employees.