The Nature of Cities Inc

Analysis

The Nature of Cities Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in New York, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2015, 11 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, The Nature of Cities Inc reported income of $227k and spending of $226k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $249k to $227k (-9.0%), an average of -4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 16%. 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, The Nature of Cities Inc sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 56th percentile, and in the 54th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Baywork ($227k), Heirloom Cacao Preservation Fund ($227k) and Cayucos Land Conservancy ($227k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.4% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $54k. At year end it held assets of $2,666 against liabilities of $11k, net assets of -$7,907.