Institutes for Journalism & Natural Resources

Analysis

Institutes for Journalism & Natural Resources is a registered charity in United States, based in Madison, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1998, 28 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, Institutes for Journalism & Natural Resources reported income of $786k and spending of $514k, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $796k to $786k (-1.3%), an average of -0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 98%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Institutes for Journalism & Natural Resources sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Thousand Islands Performing Artsfund Inc ($786k), Tacoma City Ballet ($786k) and Williams Grove Historical Steam Engine Association ($786k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $117k (23% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $172k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $36k, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 5 employees.