Baron Critical Weather Institute

Analysis

Baron Critical Weather Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Huntsville, AL. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover science and technology, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Baron Critical Weather Institute reported income of $655k and spending of $161k, leaving 75% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $134k to $655k (+389%), an average of +49% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 218%. Over the whole period it spent 55% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Baron Critical Weather Institute sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within AL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shattered Globe Theatre ($655k), Mount Vernon Place Conservancy Inc ($655k) and Rosin Box Project Inc ($655k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 5.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $50k (31% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4,890. At year end it held assets of $865k against liabilities of $5,101, net assets of $860k. It reported 2 employees.