The Stewardship Network

Analysis

The Stewardship Network is a registered charity in United States, based in Ann Arbor, MI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2004, 22 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 Stewardship Network reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.6m, spending 136% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $404k to $1.1m (+185%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 210%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Stewardship Network sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 81st percentile within MI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Darien Nature Center Inc ($1.1m), Rogue River Watershed Council ($1.1m) and Generation Atomic ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 77% and program service revenue 22% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $97k (6.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $461k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $152k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 9 employees.