Vashon-Maury Island Nature Center

Analysis

Vashon-Maury Island Nature Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Vashon, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2018, 8 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, Vashon-Maury Island Nature Center reported income of $298k and spending of $230k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $130k to $298k (+128%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Vashon-Maury Island Nature Center sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile, and in the 60th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Vine Corps Inc ($298k), Owasco Lake Watershed Management Council Inc ($298k) and Conservation Council for Hawaii ($298k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 76% and program service revenue 23% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $68k (30% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $72k. At year end it held assets of $414k against liabilities of $236k, net assets of $178k. It reported 9 employees.