Berkshire Natural Resources

Analysis

Berkshire Natural Resources is a registered charity in United States, based in Lenox, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1968, 58 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 June 2023, Berkshire Natural Resources reported income of $3.5m and spending of $2.7m, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $740k to $3.5m (+372%), an average of +47% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 160%. Over the whole period it spent 67% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Berkshire Natural Resources sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Camp Colton ($3.5m), Taking Care of Texas ($3.5m) and Garfield Park Conservatory Alliance ($3.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $149k (5.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $32.4m against liabilities of $226k, net assets of $32.2m. It reported 24 employees.