Western Environmental Law Center

Analysis

Western Environmental Law Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Eugene, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1994, 32 years ago. 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, Western Environmental Law Center reported income of $3.9m and spending of $4.6m, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.4m to $3.9m (+13%), an average of +3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Western Environmental Law Center sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Boy Scouts of America ($3.9m), Bayonne Jewish Community Center ($3.9m) and Boys and Girls Clubs of the Gulf Coast Inc ($3.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 64% and program service revenue 31% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $326k (7.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.6m. At year end it held assets of $6.1m against liabilities of $412k, net assets of $5.7m. It reported 35 employees.