Childrens Nature Retreat Foundation

Analysis

Childrens Nature Retreat Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Alpine, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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, Childrens Nature Retreat Foundation reported income of $639k and spending of $778k, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $196k to $639k (+226%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 126% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Childrens Nature Retreat Foundation sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Storm FC West Texas ($638k), We Lead Ours ($639k) and Wisconsin Association of Cheer Pom Coaches Inc ($638k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.7% and program service revenue 92% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $367k. At year end it held assets of $44k against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of -$1.2m.

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.