Foundation Earth

Analysis

Foundation Earth is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2012, 14 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, Foundation Earth reported income of $718k and spending of $727k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $465k to $718k (+54%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Foundation Earth sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 49th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pratt Nature Center Inc ($716k), New York Federation of Lake Association ($719k) and Poudre Heritage Alliance a Colorado Nonprofit Corporation ($716k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $138k against liabilities of $1,834, net assets of $136k.

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.