Jug Handle Creek Farm and Nature Center

Analysis

Jug Handle Creek Farm and Nature Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Berkeley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Jug Handle Creek Farm and Nature Center reported income of $536k and spending of $516k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $772k to $536k (-31%), an average of -8.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income dropped by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 58% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Jug Handle Creek Farm and Nature Center sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Awbury Arboretum Association Inc ($536k), Sustainable Finger Lakes Inc ($536k) and Coastside Land Trust ($535k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 31% and program service revenue 69% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $70k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $182k. At year end it held assets of $2.7m against liabilities of $29k, net assets of $2.6m. It reported 8 employees.