Rhode Island Natural History Survey

Analysis

Rhode Island Natural History Survey is a registered charity in United States, based in Kingston, RI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover science and technology, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Rhode Island Natural History Survey reported income of $633k and spending of $657k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income fell from $689k to $633k (-8.2%), an average of -1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Rhode Island Natural History Survey sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 70th percentile within RI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Aviation Heritage Park Inc ($633k), Writers and Books Inc ($633k) and Birmingham Museum of Art Endowment TR ($633k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 27% and program service revenue 73% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $333k. At year end it held assets of $560k against liabilities of $82k, net assets of $478k. It reported 8 employees.