Prairie Rivers Network

Analysis

Prairie Rivers Network is a registered charity in United States, based in Champaign, IL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1968, 58 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, Prairie Rivers Network reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.1m, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.0m to $1.4m (+32%), an average of +7.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Prairie Rivers Network sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Walla Walla Watershed Foundation ($1.4m), International Water Institute ($1.4m) and Dunwoody Nature Center Inc ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $197k (19% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $476k. At year end it held assets of $5.2m against liabilities of $74k, net assets of $5.1m. It reported 13 employees.