Public Charity

INSTITUTE FOR LOCAL SELF RELIANCE

INSTITUTE FOR LOCAL SELF RELIANCE is a Public Charity headquartered in WASHINGTON, DC. Financial data from the 2024 filing: $8.2M revenue, $6.6M expenses, $8.4M total assets. 77 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $5.3M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 237394104 WASHINGTON, DC Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$8.2M
Total Expenses$6.6M
Total Assets$8.4M
Grant Records77
Funding Total$5.3M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

TO PROVIDE THE CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK, STRATEGIES, AND INFORMATION TO AID THE CREATION OF ECOLOGICALLY-SOUND AND EQUITABLE COMMUNITIES. TO THAT END, ILSR WORKS WITH CITIZENS, ACTIVISTS, POLICYMAKERS, AND ENTREPRENEURS TO DESIGN SYSTEMS, POLICIES, AND INDUSTRIES THAT MEET LOCAL OR REGIONAL NEEDS; TO MAXIMIZE LOCAL HUMAN, MATERIAL, NATURAL, AND FINANCIAL RESOURCES; AND TO ENSURE THAT THE BENEFITS OF THESE SYSTEMS AND RESOURCES ACCRUE TO ALL LOCAL CITIZENS.

Sample Grants Received

2024
General operating support and project support
$410,000
$250,000
2024
DISASTER RESPONSE
$200,000
2024
HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
$150,000
2024
TO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO BUILD A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE.
$136,000

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Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Amy Hartzler
SECRETARY/TR Andy Reicher
COMPOSTING D Brenda Platt
BOARD MEMBER Chris Lewis
BROADBAND DI Christopher Mitchell
BOARD MEMBER David Morris

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Top Grant Purposes

HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
$865,000 4 grants
DISASTER RESPONSE
$750,000 4 grants
CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY
$470,000 4 grants
General operating support and project support
$410,000 1 grant
TO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH TO BUILD A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE.
$356,000 5 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $8.2M $6.6M $8.4M
2023 $4.1M $5.3M $6.2M
2022 $5.6M $4.3M $7.4M
2021 $5.6M $2.9M $5.9M
2020 $3.5M $2.0M $3.2M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $3.5M to $8.2M (+131%), with total assets most recently reported at $8.4M.

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