Bonneville Environmental Foundation

Analysis

Bonneville Environmental Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1998, 28 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 March 2023, Bonneville Environmental Foundation reported income of $22.1m and spending of $20.3m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2019 to March 2023, income grew from $11.4m to $22.1m (+94%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2021, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Bonneville Environmental Foundation sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Columbia Land Trust ($22.1m), Forest Park Forever Inc ($22.5m) and Greenpeace Fund Inc ($22.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 60% and program service revenue 39% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $962k (4.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. At year end it held assets of $37.6m against liabilities of $3.7m, net assets of $33.9m. It reported 28 employees.