Airport Foundation MSP

Analysis

Airport Foundation MSP is a registered charity in United States, based in Saint Paul, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1984, 42 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, Airport Foundation MSP reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.7m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.4m to $1.6m (+20%), an average of +4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Airport Foundation MSP sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Legacy Land Conservancy ($1.6m), Southwest Michigan Land Conservancy Inc ($1.6m) and Carpet America Recovery Effort Care Inc ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 37% and program service revenue 41% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $156k (9.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $800k. At year end it held assets of $958k against liabilities of $174k, net assets of $784k. It reported 28 employees.