Southwestern Environmental Education Exchange

Analysis

Southwestern Environmental Education Exchange is a registered charity in United States, based in Tucson, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1991, 35 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, Southwestern Environmental Education Exchange reported income of $1.9m and spending of $1.6m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $1.9m (+45%), an average of +9.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Southwestern Environmental Education Exchange sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Clean Energy Group Inc ($1.9m), Lighthawk ($1.9m) and Michigan Environmental Justice Coalition ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 4.6% and program service revenue 94% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $168k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $515k. At year end it held assets of $873k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $873k.