Great Smoky Mountain Institute

Analysis

Great Smoky Mountain Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Townsend, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2001, 25 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 July 2023, Great Smoky Mountain Institute reported income of $2.6m and spending of $2.4m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to July 2023, income grew from $2.5m to $2.6m (+4.3%), an average of +1.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2021, when income rose by 226%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Great Smoky Mountain Institute sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Beaufort County Open Land Trust Inc ($2.6m), Trash for Peace ($2.6m) and Anchorage Park Foundation ($2.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending July 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 27% and program service revenue 58% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $187k (7.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. It paid $44k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $8.4m against liabilities of $3.1m, net assets of $5.3m. It reported 48 employees.