White Earth Rediscovery Center

Analysis

White Earth Rediscovery Center is a registered charity in United States, based in White Earth, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1991, 35 years ago. 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 2022, White Earth Rediscovery Center reported income of $177k and spending of $876k, spending 496% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $146k to $177k (+21%), an average of +6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 442% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, White Earth Rediscovery Center sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile, and in the 49th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Public Library Foundation ($177k), Birthline of Loveland ($177k) and Military Moms & Wives of Brazoria County ($177k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 52% and program service revenue 47% of the total. At year end it held assets of $28.4m against liabilities of $20.2m, net assets of $8.2m.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.