Friends of Shipley Nature Center

Analysis

Friends of Shipley Nature Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Huntingtn BCH, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 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 (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, Friends of Shipley Nature Center reported income of $140k and spending of $96k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $90k to $140k (+56%), an average of +56% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Friends of Shipley Nature Center sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile, and in the 48th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brant Lake Foundation Inc ($140k), Wilderness Institute ($141k) and Ida County Conservation Foundation ($140k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 71% and program service revenue 21% of the total. At year end it held assets of $298k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $298k.