Pokegama Lake Association

Analysis

Pokegama Lake Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Pine City, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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, Pokegama Lake Association reported income of $151k and spending of $101k, leaving 33% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $85k to $151k (+78%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 1196%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Pokegama Lake Association sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile, and in the 45th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Corvallis Sustainability Coalition ($151k), Spider Chain of Lakes Improvement Association ($151k) and Wellfleet Conservation Trust ($151k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 15% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $4,987. At year end it held assets of $538k against liabilities of $1,768, net assets of $536k. It reported 13 employees.