Asian Pacific Environmental Network

Analysis

Asian Pacific Environmental Network is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1997, 29 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, Asian Pacific Environmental Network reported income of $10.4m and spending of $7.5m, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.1m to $10.4m (+239%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 109%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Asian Pacific Environmental Network sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Big Sur Land Trust ($10.4m), West Harlem Environmental Action Inc ($10.4m) and Memorial Park Conservancy Inc ($10.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 3.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $309k (4.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.1m. It paid $60k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $15.2m against liabilities of $1.3m, net assets of $13.9m. It reported 121 employees.