Groundwork New Orleans

Analysis

Groundwork New Orleans is a registered charity in United States, based in New Orleans, LA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2024, 2 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, Groundwork New Orleans reported income of $744k and spending of $721k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $460k to $744k (+62%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 364%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Groundwork New Orleans sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 74th percentile within LA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rainforest Fund Inc ($744k), Maidu Summit Consortium ($745k) and Henry-Wood Sportsmans Alliance ($744k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $38k (5.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $44k. At year end it held assets of $100k against liabilities of $158k, net assets of -$58k. It reported 2 employees.