Rural Investment to Protect Our Environment

Analysis

Rural Investment to Protect Our Environment is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 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, Rural Investment to Protect Our Environment reported income of $1.3m and spending of $950k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $640k to $1.3m (+98%), an average of +98% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 98%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Rural Investment to Protect Our Environment sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 59th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kentucky Association for Environmental Education ($1.3m), Citizens Campaign Fund for the Environment ($1.3m) and Tourism Cares Inc ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $27k (2.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $347k. At year end it held assets of $609k against liabilities of $7,858, net assets of $601k. It reported 11 employees.