Kalamazoo Nature Center Inc

Analysis

Kalamazoo Nature Center Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Kalamazoo, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending August 2023, Kalamazoo Nature Center Inc reported income of $3.8m and spending of $4.7m, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $2.8m to $3.8m (+40%), an average of +8.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Kalamazoo Nature Center Inc sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 91st percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Society for Conservation Biology ($3.8m), Westchester Land Trust Inc ($3.8m) and Amazon Frontlines ($3.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 38% and program service revenue 36% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $197k (4.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.3m. At year end it held assets of $30.1m against liabilities of $658k, net assets of $29.4m. It reported 123 employees.