Indian Creek Nature Center

Analysis

Indian Creek Nature Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Cedar Rapids, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 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, Indian Creek Nature Center reported income of $2.0m and spending of $2.1m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.4m to $2.0m (+44%), an average of +9.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Indian Creek Nature Center sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wellfield Botanic Gardens Inc ($2.0m), Southern Oregon Land Conservancy Inc ($2.0m) and Friends of the Cheat Inc ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 75% and program service revenue 20% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $126k (6.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $942k. At year end it held assets of $10.3m against liabilities of $395k, net assets of $9.9m. It reported 42 employees.