Hartley Nature Center

Analysis

Hartley Nature Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Duluth, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1987, 39 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, Hartley Nature Center reported income of $931k and spending of $899k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $761k to $931k (+22%), an average of +5.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2020, when income rose by 93%. 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, Hartley Nature Center sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wild Arizona ($931k), Earth Matter Ny Inc ($931k) and Colorado Rio Grande Restoration Foundation ($931k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 40% and program service revenue 58% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $67k (7.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $549k. At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $205k, net assets of $1.8m. It reported 51 employees.