Fontenelle Forest

Analysis

Fontenelle Forest is a registered charity in United States, based in Bellevue, NE. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1970, 56 years ago. 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, Fontenelle Forest reported income of $5.0m and spending of $3.0m, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.2m to $5.0m (+54%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Fontenelle Forest sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within NE. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lirio Resources Inc ($5.0m), Employees Community Fund of the Boeing Company ($5.0m) and Peylim Lev Lachim ($5.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% and program service revenue 8.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $200k (6.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. At year end it held assets of $19.4m against liabilities of $428k, net assets of $19.0m. It reported 52 employees.