Environmental Media Association Inc

Analysis

Environmental Media Association Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Environmental Media Association Inc reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.4m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.9m to $1.4m (-25%), an average of -6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Environmental Media Association Inc sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 84th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Legado Inc ($1.4m), Sawtooth Botanical Garden Inc ($1.4m) and Evolve Houston ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 3.8% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $250k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $435k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $978k, net assets of $356k. It reported 4 employees.