Friends of Baxter State Park

Analysis

Friends of Baxter State Park is a registered charity in United States, based in Belfast, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2000, 26 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, Friends of Baxter State Park reported income of $408k and spending of $365k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $285k to $408k (+43%), an average of +9.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Friends of Baxter State Park sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kansas Wildscape Foundation ($408k), South Texas Weather Modification Association ($408k) and Santa Ynez Valley Botanic Garden Foundation Inc ($407k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $91k (25% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $125k. It paid $12k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $650k against liabilities of $16k, net assets of $635k. It reported 17 employees.