Earth Foundation USA

Analysis

Earth Foundation USA is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2022, 4 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, Earth Foundation USA reported income of $56k and spending of $84k, spending 150% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $85k to $56k (-34%), an average of -19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 129% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Earth Foundation USA sits at the 22nd percentile: it is larger than about 22% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 22nd percentile, and in the 24th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pennsy Trails of Hancock County Inc ($56k), Cleveland Audubon Society ($56k) and North Dakota Natural Resources Conservation Trust ($56k).

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 $57k against liabilities of $127k, net assets of -$70k.

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.