Ecological Life Systems Institute Incorporated

Analysis

Ecological Life Systems Institute Incorporated is a registered charity in United States, based in San Diego, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2014, 12 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 2022, Ecological Life Systems Institute Incorporated reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.2m, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2022, income fell from $1.9m to $1.5m (-17%), an average of -9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 288%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Ecological Life Systems Institute Incorporated sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Harvard Conservation Trust ($1.5m), California Farmland Trust ($1.5m) and Foundation for New Yorks Strongest Inc ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $41k (3.4% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $613k, net assets of $667k.