Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide

Analysis

Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide is a registered charity in United States, based in Eugene, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1990, 36 years ago. 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, Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide reported income of $8.4m and spending of $4.7m, leaving 44% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.7m to $8.4m (+217%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 62% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bayview Hunters Point Multipurpose Senior Services Inc ($8.4m), Center for Advanced Studies in Business Inc ($8.4m) and Eliada Homes Inc ($8.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $337k (7.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.7m. At year end it held assets of $14.5m against liabilities of $682k, net assets of $13.8m. It reported 23 employees.