Center for Creative Land Recycling

Analysis

Center for Creative Land Recycling is a registered charity in United States, based in Berkeley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1998, 28 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, Center for Creative Land Recycling reported income of $2.3m and spending of $2.1m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $971k to $2.3m (+135%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Center for Creative Land Recycling sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Foundation for Pennsylvaniawatersheds ($2.3m), Lower Phalen Creek Project ($2.3m) and Moonshot Missions Inc ($2.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 53% and program service revenue 46% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $177k (8.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $513k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $195k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 14 employees.