Research Center on Natural Conservation Inc

Analysis

Research Center on Natural Conservation Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Harriman, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2014, 12 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, Research Center on Natural Conservation Inc reported income of $110k and spending of $627k, spending 571% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $181k to $110k (-39%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 6824%. Over the whole period it spent -100% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Research Center on Natural Conservation Inc 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 39th percentile, and in the 38th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shreveport Garden Study Club ($110k), Southeast Colorado Two Shot Wildlife & Habitat Foundation ($110k) and Bexar County Master Gardeners ($110k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 38% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. At year end it held assets of $22.7m against liabilities of $43.6m, net assets of -$20.9m.

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.