South Fork Natural History Society

Analysis

South Fork Natural History Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Bridgehampton, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1994, 32 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 2022, South Fork Natural History Society reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.3m, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $1.1m to $1.1m (+3.7%), an average of +1.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, South Fork Natural History Society sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 77th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rotary Botanical Gardens Inc ($1.1m), Lobo Energy Incorporated ($1.1m) and Group for the East End Inc ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% and program service revenue 3.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $106k (8.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $374k. It paid $137k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $568k, net assets of $1.8m. It reported 12 employees.