Ravenwood Outdoor Learning Center

Analysis

Ravenwood Outdoor Learning Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Whitefish, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 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, Ravenwood Outdoor Learning Center reported income of $309k and spending of $345k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $244k to $309k (+27%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Ravenwood Outdoor Learning Center sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Waterkeepers Chesapeake Inc ($309k), Forest Bridges the O&c Forest Habitat Project Inc ($309k) and Andover Village Improvement Society ($309k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 41% and program service revenue 57% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $49k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $195k. At year end it held assets of $48k against liabilities of $90k, net assets of -$42k. It reported 17 employees.