Big Sioux Nursery Inc

Analysis

Big Sioux Nursery Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Watertown, SD. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1997, 29 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, Big Sioux Nursery Inc reported income of $867k and spending of $360k, leaving 59% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $273k to $867k (+218%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 99%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Big Sioux Nursery Inc sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within SD. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Seedmoney ($867k), Watershed Agricultural Conservation Easement Stewardship Endowment Fu ($868k) and Upper Mississippi River Basin Association ($864k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.0% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $149k (41% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $13k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $1,597, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 25 employees.