Placer Nature Center

Analysis

Placer Nature Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Auburn, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2004, 22 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, Placer Nature Center reported income of $111k and spending of $79k, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $64k to $111k (+72%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Placer Nature Center sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile, and in the 42nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southbay Parkland Conservancy ($111k), Aton Forest Inc Paul Lagel ($111k) and Izaak Walton League of America Inc ($111k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 64% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. At year end it held assets of $52k against liabilities of $3,509, net assets of $48k.