Palouse Clearwater Environmental Institute Incorporated

Analysis

Palouse Clearwater Environmental Institute Incorporated is a registered charity in United States, based in Moscow, ID. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1992, 34 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, Palouse Clearwater Environmental Institute Incorporated reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.5m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.4m to $1.8m (+23%), an average of +5.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Palouse Clearwater Environmental Institute Incorporated sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within ID. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Georgia Conservation Voters Education Fund Inc ($1.8m), Napa Valley Vine Trail Coalition ($1.8m) and Bronx River Alliance Inc ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 56% and program service revenue 18% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $83k (5.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $835k. At year end it held assets of $3.3m against liabilities of $224k, net assets of $3.1m. It reported 64 employees.