CE Buyers Institute

Analysis

CE Buyers Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 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, CE Buyers Institute reported income of $5.1m and spending of $6.7m, spending 132% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $500k to $5.1m (+911%), an average of +78% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 328%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, CE Buyers Institute sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 80th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include One Earth Philanthropy ($5.1m), Tennessee River Gorge Trust Inc ($5.1m) and Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundation Inc ($5.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $134k (2.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.6m. It paid $4,900 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $5.1m against liabilities of $447k, net assets of $4.6m.