Ecosystem Services Market Consortium

Analysis

Ecosystem Services Market Consortium is a registered charity in United States, based in Thornton, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Ecosystem Services Market Consortium reported income of $2.8m and spending of $3.6m, spending 129% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $1.8m to $2.8m (+59%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 271%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Ecosystem Services Market Consortium sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oregon Desert Land Trust ($2.8m), Potomac Conservancy Inc ($2.8m) and International Sonoran Desert Alliance ($2.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 75% and program service revenue 25% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $322k (8.8% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $3.9m against liabilities of $2.1m, net assets of $1.8m.

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.