Ecology Center

Analysis

Ecology Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Berkeley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1969, 57 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 Center reported income of $15.9m and spending of $15.6m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $8.6m to $15.9m (+85%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Ecology Center sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Urban Sustainability Directors Network ($15.8m), San Juan Preservation Trust ($16.0m) and Naturebridge ($15.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 3.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $190k (1.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.8m. At year end it held assets of $7.6m against liabilities of $3.5m, net assets of $4.0m. It reported 52 employees.