Highlands Nature Friends Inc

Analysis

Highlands Nature Friends Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Ringwood, NJ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Highlands Nature Friends Inc reported income of $294k and spending of $293k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $191k to $294k (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Highlands Nature Friends Inc sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 68th percentile within NJ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of the Sarah McLachlan School of Music Society Inc ($294k), Emerge Cda Inc ($294k) and Crested Butte Mountain Heritage Museum Inc ($294k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 52% and program service revenue 38% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $168k. At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $17k, net assets of $2.0m. It reported 17 employees.