The Great Pond Foundation Inc

Analysis

The Great Pond Foundation Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Edgartown, MA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 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, The Great Pond Foundation Inc reported income of $609k and spending of $556k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $504k to $609k (+21%), an average of +4.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Great Pond Foundation Inc sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within MA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include BK Rot Inc ($608k), Southwest Pennsylvania Environmental Health Project ($609k) and Eco-Servants ($607k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 71% and program service revenue 25% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $111k (20% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $207k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $89k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 11 employees.