American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy

Analysis

American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1981, 45 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, American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy reported income of $13.8m and spending of $13.9m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $9.2m to $13.8m (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy 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 90th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Queens Botanical Garden Society Inc ($13.7m), San Francisco Estuary Institute ($13.8m) and Resources for the Future Inc ($13.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 65% and program service revenue 34% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $825k (5.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.6m. At year end it held assets of $19.7m against liabilities of $8.9m, net assets of $10.8m. It reported 98 employees.