David Brower Center

Analysis

David Brower Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Berkeley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, David Brower Center reported income of $2.1m and spending of $2.5m, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.9m to $2.1m (+11%), an average of +2.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 122% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, David Brower Center 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 86th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Houston Audubon Society ($2.1m), CT Energy Efficiency Finance Company ($2.1m) and Columbiana County Agricultural Society ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 16% and program service revenue 82% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $152k (6.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $528k. At year end it held assets of $21.7m against liabilities of $7.0m, net assets of $14.7m. It reported 27 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.