Shaker Lakes Regional Nature Center

Analysis

Shaker Lakes Regional Nature Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Cleveland, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1966, 60 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 August 2023, Shaker Lakes Regional Nature Center reported income of $2.2m and spending of $2.0m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income fell from $3.0m to $2.2m (-27%), an average of -7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2021, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Shaker Lakes Regional Nature Center sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Upper Valley Land Trust Inc ($2.2m), Huron River Watershed Council ($2.2m) and Borderlands Restoration Network ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $124k (6.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $835k. At year end it held assets of $7.2m against liabilities of $131k, net assets of $7.1m. It reported 39 employees.