Earth Ways Foundation Inc

Analysis

Earth Ways Foundation Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Malibu, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1986, 40 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, Earth Ways Foundation Inc reported income of $572k and spending of $927k, spending 162% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $9.0m to $572k (-94%), an average of -50% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 99%. Over the whole period it spent 32% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Earth Ways Foundation Inc sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 74th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Aspire Institute Inc ($572k), Friends Network ($572k) and Medical Education Cooperation with Cuba ($571k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 102% of the total. At year end it held assets of $10.4m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $10.4m.

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.