Capitol Reef Natural History Association

Analysis

Capitol Reef Natural History Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Capitol Reef, UT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1968, 58 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, Capitol Reef Natural History Association reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.1m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $833k to $1.2m (+44%), an average of +9.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 88%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Capitol Reef Natural History Association 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 UT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 1000 Friends of Oregon ($1.2m), Gorman Heritage Farm Foundation ($1.2m) and Friends of the Dunes ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.1% and program service revenue 0.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $143k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $251k. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $25k, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 19 employees.