Fernbrook Environmental Education Center Inc
Analysis
Fernbrook Environmental Education Center Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Chesterfield, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2016, 10 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, Fernbrook Environmental Education Center Inc reported income of $1.0m and spending of $1.1m, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $564k to $1.0m (+79%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 95%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.
Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Fernbrook Environmental Education Center Inc sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wilderness Torah ($1.0m), Environmental Fund for Texas ($1.0m) and Moonlight Community Foundation ($1.0m).
On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 3.6% and program service revenue 93% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $116k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $521k. At year end it held assets of $497k against liabilities of $287k, net assets of $210k. It reported 56 employees.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Contributions & grants 3.6%
- Program services 93%
- Other 3.3%
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Wilderness Torah | Berkeley | $1.0m |
| Environmental Fund for Texas | Austin | $1.0m |
| Moonlight Community Foundation | Big Sky | $1.0m |
| Anne Arundel County Watershed Stewards Academy Inc | Millersville | $1.0m |