Nature Institute Inc

Analysis

Nature Institute Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Ghent, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1998, 28 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 (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, Nature Institute Inc reported income of $795k and spending of $529k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $451k to $795k (+76%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Nature Institute Inc sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fresh Air Inc ($795k), Fresnoland Media ($796k) and Brown County Playhouse Management ($795k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 68% and program service revenue 29% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $131k (25% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $100k, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 12 employees.