Aton Forest Inc Paul Lagel

Analysis

Aton Forest Inc Paul Lagel is a registered charity in United States, based in Norfolk, CT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1990, 36 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, Aton Forest Inc Paul Lagel reported income of $111k and spending of $163k, spending 147% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $112k to $111k (-1.0%), an average of -0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 198% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Aton Forest Inc Paul Lagel sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile, and in the 38th percentile within CT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Placer Nature Center ($111k), Rockfish Valley Foundation ($111k) and Southbay Parkland Conservancy ($111k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 6.4% of the total. At year end it held assets of $5.5m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $5.5m.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.