Carbonplan

Analysis

Carbonplan is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 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, Carbonplan reported income of $4.5m and spending of $3.0m, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $2.2m to $4.5m (+107%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 81%. 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, Carbonplan sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sitka Sound Science Center ($4.5m), Shorerivers Inc ($4.6m) and Chippewa Nature Center Inc ($4.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $884k (30% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $5.9m against liabilities of $251k, net assets of $5.6m. It reported 16 employees.