Pocono Environmental Education Center

Analysis

Pocono Environmental Education Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Dingmans Fry, PA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1988, 38 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, Pocono Environmental Education Center reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.8m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.6m to $1.7m (+7.1%), an average of +1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 74%. 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, Pocono Environmental Education 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 84th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within PA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include American Society for Horticultural Science ($1.7m), High Country Conservation Center ($1.7m) and Renewable Energy Alaska Project ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 37% and program service revenue 60% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $84k (4.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.0m. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $340k, net assets of $1.5m.