Highlander Research & Education Center Inc

Analysis

Highlander Research & Education Center Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in New Market, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Highlander Research & Education Center Inc reported income of $23.7m and spending of $23.6m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $10.5m to $23.7m (+126%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income rose by 200%. Over the whole period it spent 62% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Highlander Research & Education Center Inc sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Water Research Foundation ($23.4m), San Francisco Community Land TR ($23.9m) and Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Foundation ($23.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 4.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $190k (0.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $5.0m. At year end it held assets of $43.9m against liabilities of $574k, net assets of $43.3m. It reported 172 employees.