Sustainable Sciences Institute

Analysis

Sustainable Sciences Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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, Sustainable Sciences Institute reported income of $3.2m and spending of $3.3m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.9m to $3.2m (+8.4%), an average of +2.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Sustainable Sciences Institute sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Trust for the Americas ($3.2m), Thesentry Org Inc ($3.2m) and Junior Achievement of Greater Boston Inc ($3.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $64k (2.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $989k, net assets of $831k. It reported 6 employees.