Seven Ponds Nature Center

Analysis

Seven Ponds Nature Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Dryden, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2010, 16 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 December 2023, Seven Ponds Nature Center reported income of $554k and spending of $550k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $468k to $554k (+18%), an average of +5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Seven Ponds Nature Center sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Denver Audubon Society ($554k), Meerkerk Rhododendron Gardens ($554k) and Nuclear Information & Resource Service ($554k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 69% and program service revenue 16% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $47k (8.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $226k. At year end it held assets of $2.5m against liabilities of $28k, net assets of $2.5m. It reported 10 employees.