Aldo Leopold Foundation Inc

Analysis

Aldo Leopold Foundation Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Baraboo, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1984, 42 years ago. 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 September 2023, Aldo Leopold Foundation Inc reported income of $2.2m and spending of $2.3m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $1.6m to $2.2m (+39%), an average of +8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Aldo Leopold Foundation Inc sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Emergency Corps ($2.2m), E C Housing Development Fund Company Inc ($2.2m) and A Place to Turn Inc ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% and program service revenue 2.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $126k (5.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $823k. At year end it held assets of $11.5m against liabilities of $591k, net assets of $10.9m. It reported 38 employees.