Blandford Nature Center

Analysis

Blandford Nature Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Grand Rapids, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2004, 22 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, Blandford Nature Center reported income of $2.4m and spending of $2.1m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $3.0m to $2.4m (-18%), an average of -4.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 60% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Blandford Nature Center sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bristol Community College Foundati on Inc ($2.4m), New Orleans Baptist Seminary Foundation ($2.4m) and African American Empowerment Network Inc ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 73% and program service revenue 25% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $98k (4.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $18.2m against liabilities of $336k, net assets of $17.9m. It reported 45 employees.