Communities for a Better Environment

Analysis

Communities for a Better Environment is a registered charity in United States, based in Huntington PK, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1988, 38 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, Communities for a Better Environment reported income of $5.8m and spending of $6.0m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.1m to $5.8m (+87%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Communities for a Better Environment sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Keystone Center ($5.8m), Nextgen Climate America Inc ($5.8m) and Save the Bay Inc ($5.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 79% and program service revenue 20% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $244k (4.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.4m. At year end it held assets of $9.1m against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of $8.0m. It reported 83 employees.