Brukner Nature Center

Analysis

Brukner Nature Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Troy, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1969, 57 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, Brukner Nature Center reported income of $751k and spending of $602k, spending 80% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $405k to $751k (+86%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Brukner Nature Center sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Florida Federation of Garden Clubs Inc ($750k), Texas Property Assessed Clean Energy Authority ($751k) and Environmental Centers of Setauket Smithtown Inc ($750k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 61% and program service revenue 31% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $68k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $219k. At year end it held assets of $4.0m against liabilities of $81k, net assets of $3.9m. It reported 14 employees.