Children and Nature Network

Analysis

Children and Nature Network is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Paul, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Children and Nature Network reported income of $3.2m and spending of $3.4m, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.5m to $3.2m (+116%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 590%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Children and Nature Network sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Strake Jesuit Foundation ($3.2m), Jewish Day School of Allentown ($3.2m) and The Nea Foundation for the Improvement of Education ($3.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 68% and program service revenue 27% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $327k (9.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $7.7m against liabilities of $752k, net assets of $6.9m. It reported 23 employees.

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.