Wild Bear Nature Center

Analysis

Wild Bear Nature Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Nederland, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1998, 28 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 September 2023, Wild Bear Nature Center reported income of $1.3m and spending of $751k, leaving 43% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $392k to $1.3m (+235%), an average of +35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 227%. Over the whole period it spent 37% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Wild Bear Nature Center 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 82nd percentile, and in the 81st percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lower Nehalem Watershed Council ($1.3m), North Branch Nature Center Inc ($1.3m) and Riverbend Environmental Education Center Inc ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 75% and program service revenue 14% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $430k. At year end it held assets of $5.2m against liabilities of $201k, net assets of $5.0m. It reported 33 employees.