Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods

Analysis

Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods is a registered charity in United States, based in Riverwoods, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1994, 32 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 March 2024, Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods reported income of $2.5m and spending of $1.6m, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from March 2019 to March 2024, income grew from $257k to $2.5m (+869%), an average of +58% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 274%. Over the whole period it spent 64% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Brushwood Center at Ryerson Woods sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Smart Surfaces Coalition ($2.5m), Savory Institute Org Inc ($2.5m) and Chesapeake Climate Action Network ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 101% and program service revenue 0.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $146k (9.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $577k. At year end it held assets of $3.2m against liabilities of $99k, net assets of $3.1m. It reported 18 employees.