Bluff Lake Nature Center

Analysis

Bluff Lake Nature Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Denver, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1995, 31 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, Bluff Lake Nature Center reported income of $4.1m and spending of $918k, leaving 78% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $424k to $4.1m (+865%), an average of +76% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 371%. Over the whole period it spent 38% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Bluff Lake Nature Center sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 91st percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Franklin S Charge Inc ($4.1m), Dream Org ($4.1m) and Ten Strands ($4.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 5.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $83k (9.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $342k. At year end it held assets of $10.9m against liabilities of $54k, net assets of $10.8m. It reported 19 employees.