Bay Nature Institute

Analysis

Bay Nature Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Berkeley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2004, 22 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, Bay Nature Institute reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.1m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $883k to $1.2m (+33%), an average of +7.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Bay Nature Institute sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Protectors of Tule Springs ($1.2m), Water Environment Association of South Carolina ($1.2m) and Solidago Conservancy ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 75% and program service revenue 25% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $122k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $498k. At year end it held assets of $492k against liabilities of $259k, net assets of $233k. It reported 11 employees.