Friends of Wildlife Prairie Park

Analysis

Friends of Wildlife Prairie Park is a registered charity in United States, based in Hanna City, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending February 2023, Friends of Wildlife Prairie Park reported income of $2.9m and spending of $3.2m, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2019 to February 2023, income fell from $3.4m to $2.9m (-17%), an average of -4.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2022, when income rose by 143%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Friends of Wildlife Prairie Park sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Truckee Donner Land Trust ($2.9m), Pepperwood Foundation ($2.9m) and Baltimore Tree Trust Inc ($2.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending February 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 58% and program service revenue 35% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $168k (5.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $12.8m against liabilities of $519k, net assets of $12.3m. It reported 89 employees.