Friends of Devils Lake State Park

Analysis

Friends of Devils Lake State Park is a registered charity in United States, based in Baraboo, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1997, 29 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 October 2023, Friends of Devils Lake State Park reported income of $215k and spending of $134k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2019 to October 2023, income grew from $96k to $215k (+124%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2021, when income rose by 913%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Friends of Devils Lake State Park sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile, and in the 55th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Riverside Conservancy Inc ($215k), Coal River Mountain Watch ($215k) and New Nature Foundation ($214k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending October 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.2m.