Southwest Environmental Center

Analysis

Southwest Environmental Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Pena Blanca, NM. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1993, 33 years ago. 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, Southwest Environmental Center reported income of $166k and spending of $224k, spending 135% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income fell from $316k to $166k (-48%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 90%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Southwest Environmental Center sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile, and in the 46th percentile within NM. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Emmanuel Center for the Young Years ($166k), Selden Fire Department Emergency Unit Inc ($166k) and Junior All American Football of LA Puente Inc ($166k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $170k against liabilities of $9,458, net assets of $161k.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.