Nature and Wildlife Discovery Center

Analysis

Nature and Wildlife Discovery Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Beulah, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Nature and Wildlife Discovery Center reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.1m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $875k to $1.2m (+34%), an average of +7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Nature and Wildlife Discovery Center sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 80th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Restoring Lands Inc ($1.2m), Friends of Huntsville Parks and Recreation ($1.2m) and Water Environment Association of South Carolina ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 66% and program service revenue 31% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $68k (6.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $560k. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $107k, net assets of $1.8m. It reported 28 employees.