Ijams Nature Center Inc

Analysis

Ijams Nature Center Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Knoxville, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1978, 48 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, Ijams Nature Center Inc reported income of $2.2m and spending of $2.2m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $2.2m (+64%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Ijams Nature Center Inc sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Clearwater Conservancy of Central Pennsylvania Inc ($2.2m), Climate Registry ($2.2m) and Kennebec Estuary Land Trust ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 40% and program service revenue 40% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $85k (3.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.0m. At year end it held assets of $4.4m against liabilities of $62k, net assets of $4.3m. It reported 50 employees.