Squam Lakes Natural Science Center

Analysis

Squam Lakes Natural Science Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Holderness, NH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1967, 59 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, Squam Lakes Natural Science Center reported income of $3.0m and spending of $3.5m, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $3.2m to $3.0m (-6.0%), an average of -1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Squam Lakes Natural Science Center sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within NH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Coming Clean Inc ($3.0m), The US Climate Action Network ($3.0m) and Sarara Institute ($3.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 26% and program service revenue 58% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $150k (4.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.6m. At year end it held assets of $11.9m against liabilities of $193k, net assets of $11.7m. It reported 65 employees.