Ecostudies Institute

Analysis

Ecostudies Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Olympia, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2001, 25 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, Ecostudies Institute reported income of $4.4m and spending of $4.0m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $1.0m to $4.4m (+326%), an average of +106% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 199%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Ecostudies Institute sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Evergreen Climate Innovations ($4.4m), Natural Resources Council Inc ($4.4m) and Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships Inc ($4.4m).

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 $104k (2.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.8m. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $622k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 61 employees.