Foothills Equestrian Nature Center Inc

Analysis

Foothills Equestrian Nature Center Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Tryon, NC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1984, 42 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 2022, Foothills Equestrian Nature Center Inc reported income of $584k and spending of $646k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2022, income grew from $542k to $584k (+7.6%), an average of +2.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Foothills Equestrian Nature Center Inc sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within NC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hardy Plant Society of Oregon ($583k), Communities for a Healthy Bay ($585k) and Buffalo Audubon Society Inc ($583k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2022, revenue came from contributions and grants 68% and program service revenue 30% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $69k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $120k. At year end it held assets of $3.7m against liabilities of $29k, net assets of $3.6m. It reported 9 employees.