Highlands Center for Natural History

Analysis

Highlands Center for Natural History is a registered charity in United States, based in Prescott, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1996, 30 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 June 2023, Highlands Center for Natural History reported income of $909k and spending of $931k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $804k to $909k (+13%), an average of +3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Highlands Center for Natural History sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 75th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Arizona Sustainability Alliance ($908k), Recycleballs ($909k) and Friends of Saguaro National Park Inc ($908k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 68% and program service revenue 15% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $89k (9.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $412k. At year end it held assets of $3.5m against liabilities of $132k, net assets of $3.4m. It reported 22 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.