Nature Preserve Foundation

Analysis

Nature Preserve Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Edwardsville, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 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 December 2023, Nature Preserve Foundation reported income of $85k and spending of $46k, leaving 46% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $119k to $85k (-28%), an average of -28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 161% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Nature Preserve Foundation sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 31% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile, and in the 34th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southeastern Wisconsin Invasive Species Consortium Inc ($85k), Pleistocene Park Foundation Inc ($86k) and Friends of the Montezuma Wetlands Complex Inc ($85k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 31% of the total. At year end it held assets of $210k against liabilities of $974, net assets of $209k.