Stillman Nature Center

Analysis

Stillman Nature Center is a registered charity in United States, based in S Barrington, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1982, 44 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, Stillman Nature Center reported income of $131k and spending of $147k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $198k to $131k (-34%), an average of -9.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Stillman Nature Center sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile, and in the 45th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Kansas City Rose Society ($131k), Healthy Habitat Org ($131k) and Mexico Beach Artificial Reef Association Inc ($131k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 28% and program service revenue 12% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $87k. At year end it held assets of $5.9m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $5.9m. It reported 6 employees.