Friends of Nachusa Grasslands

Analysis

Friends of Nachusa Grasslands is a registered charity in United States, based in Franklin GRV, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2009, 17 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, Friends of Nachusa Grasslands reported income of $791k and spending of $267k, leaving 66% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $511k to $791k (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 34% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Friends of Nachusa Grasslands sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sacred Earth Foundation ($790k), Ugrow Inc ($793k) and Conservation Science Global ($790k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 0.7% of the total. At year end it held assets of $4.4m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $4.4m.