Blue Ridge Discovery Center Inc

Analysis

Blue Ridge Discovery Center Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Troutdale, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2010, 16 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, Blue Ridge Discovery Center Inc reported income of $1.0m and spending of $479k, leaving 54% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $447k to $1.0m (+135%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 87%. Over the whole period it spent 36% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Blue Ridge Discovery Center Inc sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sheffield Land Trust Inc ($1.0m), Arroyos & Foothills Conservancy ($1.0m) and Michigan United Conservation Clubs ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 42% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $229k. At year end it held assets of $4.0m against liabilities of $503k, net assets of $3.5m. It reported 10 employees.