Tanglewood Community Nature Center Inc

Analysis

Tanglewood Community Nature Center Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Elmira, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1974, 52 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, Tanglewood Community Nature Center Inc reported income of $920k and spending of $549k, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $419k to $920k (+120%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 167%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Tanglewood Community Nature Center Inc sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 74th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wetlands Conservancy Inc ($920k), Common Vision ($921k) and Nature Vision Inc ($919k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% and program service revenue 9.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $78k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $167k. At year end it held assets of $2.4m against liabilities of $16k, net assets of $2.4m. It reported 13 employees.