River Bend Nature Center Inc

Analysis

River Bend Nature Center Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Faribault, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1979, 47 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, River Bend Nature Center Inc reported income of $832k and spending of $540k, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $428k to $832k (+94%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 104%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, River Bend Nature Center Inc sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Pond Farm Education Center Inc ($831k), Earth Charter Indiana Inc ($832k) and Science & Environmental Health Network ($830k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 74% and program service revenue 14% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $321k. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $57k, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 17 employees.