Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History Foundation

Analysis

Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Jamestown, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History Foundation reported income of $108k and spending of $194k, spending 179% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $474k to $108k (-77%), an average of -31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History Foundation sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile, and in the 38th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pied Piper Childrens Theatre of NYC Inc ($108k), Franklin Opera House Inc ($109k) and Mistral Music Inc ($108k).

At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.6m.