Sustainability Matters Inc

Analysis

Sustainability Matters Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Woodstock, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Sustainability Matters Inc reported income of $311k and spending of $238k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $225k to $311k (+38%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 58% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Sustainability Matters Inc sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Granby Land Trust Inc ($311k), Awake Inc ($311k) and American Environmental Health Studies Project Inc ($310k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 4.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $59k (25% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $42k. At year end it held assets of $427k against liabilities of $172k, net assets of $255k. It reported 3 employees.