Ecology Project International

Analysis

Ecology Project International is a registered charity in United States, based in Missoula, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Ecology Project International reported income of $5.3m and spending of $5.9m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from August 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.9m to $5.3m (+8.7%), an average of +1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 477%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Ecology Project International sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance ($5.3m), Northeast States for Coordinated Air Use Management Inc ($5.3m) and Missouri Prairie Foundation ($5.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 21% and program service revenue 76% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $344k (5.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.9m. It paid $80k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $3.3m against liabilities of $1.9m, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 55 employees.

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.