Evergreen Collaborative

Analysis

Evergreen Collaborative is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2021, 5 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, Evergreen Collaborative reported income of $9.1m and spending of $5.2m, leaving 43% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $3.7m to $9.1m (+144%), an average of +56% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 85%. Over the whole period it spent 59% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Evergreen Collaborative sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jefferson Land TR ($9.0m), Georgia-Alabama Land Trust Inc ($9.1m) and Southern California Mountains Foundation ($8.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $470k (9.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.0m. It paid $78k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $7.6m against liabilities of $265k, net assets of $7.3m. It reported 32 employees.