Platte River Whooping Crane Maintenance Trust Inc

Analysis

Platte River Whooping Crane Maintenance Trust Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Wood River, NE. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Platte River Whooping Crane Maintenance Trust Inc reported income of $3.0m and spending of $2.7m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.5m to $3.0m (+102%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 111%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Platte River Whooping Crane Maintenance Trust Inc sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within NE. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alliance to Save Energy ($3.0m), The Land Conservancy of New Jersey ($3.0m) and Building Performance Foundation Inc ($3.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% and program service revenue 14% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $147k (5.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $811k. It paid $1,458 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $14.4m against liabilities of $731k, net assets of $13.6m. It reported 27 employees.