Chippewa Nature Center Inc

Analysis

Chippewa Nature Center Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Midland, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1966, 60 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, Chippewa Nature Center Inc reported income of $4.5m and spending of $3.0m, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.0m to $4.5m (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 114%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Chippewa Nature Center Inc sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust ($4.5m), Sitka Sound Science Center ($4.5m) and California Assoc of Resource Conservation Districts ($4.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 55% and program service revenue 16% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $122k (4.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. At year end it held assets of $39.5m against liabilities of $116k, net assets of $39.4m. It reported 80 employees.