Climate and Wildfire Institute Inc

Analysis

Climate and Wildfire Institute Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in San Francisco, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 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, Climate and Wildfire Institute Inc reported income of $2.0m and spending of $3.5m, spending 179% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $7.1m to $2.0m (-72%), an average of -72% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 48% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Climate and Wildfire Institute Inc sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of the Water Conservationgarden ($2.0m), The Wetlands Initiative ($2.0m) and Current Innovation NFP ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $481k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $130k. At year end it held assets of $5.3m against liabilities of $530k, net assets of $4.7m. It reported 10 employees.