Greenpeace Fund Inc

Analysis

Greenpeace Fund Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1979, 47 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, Greenpeace Fund Inc reported income of $22.0m and spending of $29.7m, spending 135% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $20.0m to $22.0m (+10%), an average of +2.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Greenpeace Fund Inc sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Rivers Inc ($21.8m), Columbia Land Trust ($22.1m) and National Marine Sanctuary Foundation ($21.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $689k (2.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.1m. It paid $338k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $48.4m against liabilities of $9.1m, net assets of $39.2m.