River Bend Nature Works

Analysis

River Bend Nature Works is a registered charity in United States, based in Wichita Falls, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1995, 31 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, River Bend Nature Works reported income of $809k and spending of $859k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $475k to $809k (+70%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 76%. Over the whole period it spent 146% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, River Bend Nature Works sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 81st percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wisconsin Waterfowl Association Inc ($809k), North Carolina Environmental Justice Network ($810k) and Dakota Resource Council ($809k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 71% and program service revenue 13% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $125k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $221k. At year end it held assets of $7.4m against liabilities of $152k, net assets of $7.2m. It reported 18 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.