Environmental Nature Center

Analysis

Environmental Nature Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Newport Beach, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1972, 54 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 June 2023, Environmental Nature Center reported income of $3.0m and spending of $2.5m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $3.0m (+146%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 162%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Environmental Nature Center 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 89th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Olbrich Botanical Society Inc ($3.0m), Clear Lake Environmental Research Center ($3.0m) and Athens Land Trust Inc ($3.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 26% and program service revenue 64% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $132k (5.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $547k. At year end it held assets of $17.8m against liabilities of $2.5m, net assets of $15.4m. It reported 56 employees.