Southern Environmental Law Center
120 Garrett St Ste 400, Charlottesville, VA · IRS data through FY2025
Revenue, expenses and net assets
Revenue Expenses Net assets
| Tax year | Revenue | Expenses | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $58,167,590 | $50,454,619 | $260,965,773 |
| FY2024 | $62,847,748 | $43,104,630 | $246,188,597 |
| FY2023 | $53,489,044 | $40,519,983 | $197,848,615 |
| FY2022 | $82,818,237 | $32,820,610 | $201,838,269 |
| FY2021 | $40,991,033 | $29,057,840 | $182,398,657 |
| FY2020 | $39,889,386 | $29,861,261 | $132,439,370 |
| FY2019 | $60,076,970 | $29,119,018 | $131,054,002 |
| FY2018 | $47,016,574 | $27,768,510 | $118,324,261 |
| FY2017 | $37,651,474 | $26,551,471 | $94,717,935 |
| FY2016 | $35,398,817 | $22,279,867 | $78,658,169 |
| FY2015 | $39,032,095 | $20,811,748 | $66,998,516 |
| FY2014 | $23,854,021 | $17,097,949 | $46,703,255 |
| FY2013 | $17,080,406 | $14,192,984 | $36,996,798 |
| FY2012 | $13,810,182 | $12,084,350 | $32,135,134 |
Form 990 filings
The returns filed by Southern Environmental Law Center (EIN 52-1436778), including Form 990 PDFs and e-file data by year, are available in ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer. The figures on this page come from IRS data files built from those returns.
Where the revenue came from
| Source | Amount | % of revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions & grants | $49,880,755 | 86% |
| Program service revenue | $557,833 | 1% |
| Other revenue | $7,729,002 | 13% |
Where the money was spent
| Category | Amount | % of expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Program services | $41,800,174 | 83% |
| Management & general | $3,263,692 | 6% |
| Fundraising | $5,390,753 | 11% |
What the numbers show
- Contributions & grants made up 86% of total revenue in FY2025.
- Program services accounted for 83% of functional expenses, management & general 6%, and fundraising 11%.
- 83% of functional expenses went to program services in FY2025.
- Net assets covered about 62.1 months of expenses at the end of the reporting year.
- Total revenue rose from $13,810,182 in FY2012 to $58,167,590 in FY2025. Revenue increased in 9 and decreased in 4 of 13 year-over-year comparisons.
- Revenue covered expenses in each of the 14 reported years, FY2012 to FY2025.
- The highest revenue on record here is $82,818,237 in FY2022.
- Net assets grew from $32,135,134 to $260,965,773 between FY2012 and FY2025.
- Contributions and grants made up 92% of revenue in FY2012 and 86% in FY2025.
- Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity).
Figures compared against other organizations of the same NTEE program area in the same state. See the methodology page for how these are calculated and the guide to reading nonprofit financials for their limits.
About this organization
SEE PART III LINE 1.
IRS status
| Ruling year | 1986 |
| Subsection | 501(c)(3) |
| Classification | Public charity |
| Donations | Listed in the IRS Publication 78 data as eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (public charity). |
Source: Internal Revenue Service — Exempt Organizations Business Master File (downloaded November 4, 2026), Statistics of Income extracts, Form 990 e-file data, Publication 78 and the Automatic Revocation list. Figures are as reported by the organization; IRS processing may adjust them. This is not a charity rating and not tax advice. Confirm deductibility in IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search.
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