Wesselman Park Nature Society Inc

Analysis

Wesselman Park Nature Society Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Evansville, IN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1973, 53 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 December 2023, Wesselman Park Nature Society Inc reported income of $2.5m and spending of $907k, leaving 63% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $516k to $2.5m (+377%), an average of +37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 102%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Wesselman Park Nature Society Inc sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within IN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Network of Abortion Funds ($2.5m), White Buffalo Land Trust ($2.5m) and Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens Society Inc ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 3.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $82k (9.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $474k. At year end it held assets of $2.8m against liabilities of $2,837, net assets of $2.8m. It reported 15 employees.