Friends of Silver Lake Nature Center

Analysis

Friends of Silver Lake Nature Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Bristol, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1986, 40 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 December 2023, Friends of Silver Lake Nature Center reported income of $245k and spending of $210k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $205k to $245k (+19%), an average of +4.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Friends of Silver Lake Nature Center sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 56th percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alaska Coastal Observations and Research ($244k), Chilmark Pond Foundation Inc ($245k) and Clean Water for Haiti ($244k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 15% and program service revenue 80% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $35k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $113k. At year end it held assets of $543k against liabilities of $117k, net assets of $426k. It reported 16 employees.