Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center

Analysis

Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Spicer, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1980, 46 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 December 2023, Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center reported income of $729k and spending of $634k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $637k to $729k (+14%), an average of +3.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Prairie Woods Environmental Learning Center sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Smith Students Aid Society Inc ($729k), Kids Inc ($729k) and Kids Corner Inc ($729k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 77% and program service revenue 9.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $114k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $168k. At year end it held assets of $2.5m against liabilities of $192k, net assets of $2.3m. It reported 31 employees.