National Historic Trails Center Foundation Inc

Analysis

National Historic Trails Center Foundation Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Casper, WY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1997, 29 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, National Historic Trails Center Foundation Inc reported income of $68k and spending of $135k, spending 200% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $56k to $68k (+20%), an average of +4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 98%. Over the whole period it spent 189% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, National Historic Trails Center Foundation Inc sits at the 26th percentile: it is larger than about 26% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 27th percentile, and in the 22nd percentile within WY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Whitetails Unlimited Inc ($68k), Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences ($68k) and Preserve the Sandhills Inc ($67k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 46% and program service revenue 0.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $40k (30% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $6.2m against liabilities of -$160, net assets of $6.2m. It reported 1 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.