Sarett Nature Center

Analysis

Sarett Nature Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Benton Harbor, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 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 (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, Sarett Nature Center reported income of $624k and spending of $885k, spending 142% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $527k to $624k (+18%), an average of +4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 287%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Sarett Nature Center sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Westmoreland Cleanways ($623k), Friends of Eagle River Nature Center Inc ($624k) and Livingkind Inc ($623k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 47% and program service revenue 33% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $458k. At year end it held assets of $7.7m against liabilities of $47k, net assets of $7.7m. It reported 19 employees.