Environmental Law Foundation

Analysis

Environmental Law Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Environmental Law Foundation reported income of $249k and spending of $244k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $566k to $249k (-56%), an average of -24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Environmental Law Foundation sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 60th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Interfaith Action for Human Rights ($249k), Coweta Casa Inc ($249k) and Finding Our Voices ($249k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 8.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $53k (22% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $70k. At year end it held assets of $73k against liabilities of $7,443, net assets of $66k. It reported 2 employees.