Center for Ecoliteracy

Analysis

Center for Ecoliteracy is a registered charity in United States, based in Berkeley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1983, 43 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, Center for Ecoliteracy reported income of $2.1m and spending of $2.0m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.1m to $2.1m (+0.7%), an average of +0.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Center for Ecoliteracy sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gnaw Bone Camp Nature Preserve Inc ($2.1m), Turtle Island Restoration Network ($2.1m) and Gunnison Legacy Fund ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 5.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $242k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $928k. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $457k, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 12 employees.