Nature and Culture International

Analysis

Nature and Culture International is a registered charity in United States, based in Del Mar, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1998, 28 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, Nature and Culture International reported income of $7.7m and spending of $7.9m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $5.5m to $7.7m (+40%), an average of +8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Nature and Culture International sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 94th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mobilizegreen Inc ($7.6m), The Mountaineers ($7.7m) and Soil Health Institute ($7.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 2.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $465k (5.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.5m. At year end it held assets of $12.3m against liabilities of $3.1m, net assets of $9.2m. It reported 8 employees.