Center for Environmental Law & Policy

Analysis

Center for Environmental Law & Policy is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 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, Center for Environmental Law & Policy reported income of $159k and spending of $229k, spending 144% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $214k to $159k (-26%), an average of -7.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 41%. 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, Center for Environmental Law & Policy sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile, and in the 45th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rail 66 Country Trail ($158k), Citizens Coal Council ($159k) and Plano Land Trust Corporation ($158k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $88k (38% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $84k. At year end it held assets of $281k against liabilities of $13k, net assets of $269k. It reported 4 employees.