Lake Erie Islands Nature and Wildlife Center

Analysis

Lake Erie Islands Nature and Wildlife Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Put in Bay, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2011, 15 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, Lake Erie Islands Nature and Wildlife Center reported income of $271k and spending of $262k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $313k to $271k (-13%), an average of -3.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 83%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Lake Erie Islands Nature and Wildlife Center sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 60th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alliance of Community Trainers ($271k), Missiquoi River Basin Association Inc ($272k) and Greater Indiana Clean Cities Inc ($271k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 31% and program service revenue 57% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $67k (26% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $21k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 14 employees.