Institute for Natural Resources

Analysis

Institute for Natural Resources is a registered charity in United States, based in Concord, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover food, agriculture and nutrition, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 September 2023, Institute for Natural Resources reported income of $2.9m and spending of $3.4m, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income fell from $8.1m to $2.9m (-64%), an average of -23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income dropped by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Institute for Natural Resources sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Napa Valley Grapegrowers Foundation ($2.9m), Riva Refugee & Immigrant Voices in Action ($2.9m) and Wichita Family Crisis Center ($2.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 91% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $308k (9.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $860k. At year end it held assets of $9.7m against liabilities of $100k, net assets of $9.6m. It reported 27 employees.