Community Nature Connection

Analysis

Community Nature Connection is a registered charity in United States, based in Los Angeles, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. 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, Community Nature Connection reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.1m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $905k to $1.1m (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Community Nature Connection sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 81st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Loveland Ski Club Inc ($1.1m), Philadelphia Union Foundation ($1.1m) and Citizens for a Civic Auditorium ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $77k (6.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $664k. At year end it held assets of $419k against liabilities of $88k, net assets of $331k. It reported 27 employees.