Tumbling Creek Cave Foundation

Analysis

Tumbling Creek Cave Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Protem, MO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2007, 19 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, Tumbling Creek Cave Foundation reported income of $183k and spending of $112k, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $222k to $183k (-17%), an average of -4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 122%. Over the whole period it spent 42% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Tumbling Creek Cave Foundation sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile, and in the 49th percentile within MO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Together We Grow Inc ($183k), Natural Restorations ($184k) and George Washington Carver Agriculture Research Center Inc ($183k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 30% and program service revenue 55% of the total. At year end it held assets of $2.8m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $2.8m.