Tahoe Institute for Natural Science

Analysis

Tahoe Institute for Natural Science is a registered charity in United States, based in Incline VLG, NV. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 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, Tahoe Institute for Natural Science reported income of $302k and spending of $255k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $218k to $302k (+39%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Tahoe Institute for Natural Science sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 66th percentile within NV. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of the White River Inc ($302k), Recraft Creative Reuse Center ($302k) and Keep Nebraska Beautiful ($302k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 57% and program service revenue 38% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $79k (31% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $71k. At year end it held assets of $278k against liabilities of $8,372, net assets of $270k. It reported 4 employees.