Mount St Helens Institute

Analysis

Mount St Helens Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Amboy, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1996, 30 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, Mount St Helens Institute reported income of $2.2m and spending of $1.4m, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $963k to $2.2m (+124%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 121%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Mount St Helens Institute sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Climate Registry ($2.2m), LL Foundation ($2.2m) and Ijams Nature Center Inc ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% and program service revenue 16% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $126k (8.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $648k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $205k, net assets of $887k. It reported 38 employees.