Nature Printing Society
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE NATURE PRINTING SOCIETY IS AN INTERNATIONAL NON-PROFIT ARTS ORGANIZATION DEVOTED TO THE HISTORY AND PRACTICE OF THE ART OF NATURE PRINTING, AND TO THOSE WHO SUPPORT OUR PHILOSOPHY OF RESPECT FOR NATURE THROUGH THE ART OF THE PRINT.
- Income
- $86,125
- Spending
- $57,667
- Reserves
- 16.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 69%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 85% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 16.8 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 33% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $52,736 spent. We are a non-profit 501(c)(3), creating articles, demonstrations, classes, and exhibitions relating to all forms of nature printing, and we promote friendship, cooperation, and the free exchange of ideas between artists. We share our printmaking techniques online, with publications and with annual in-person conferences.Our original guidelines for prints were based on those of Gyotaku-Kai (Friends of the Fish Print), a Japanese organization of artists and ichthyologists under the leadership of Yoshio Hiyama, an ichthyologist from the University of Tokyo. In 1956, the American Museum of Natural History (with the assistance of Janet Canning) brought the first show of gyotaku to the U.S., exhibiting work from Gyotaku-kai.We publish a quarterly online newsletter that includes the newest printing techniques from our members.We offer an online video library, as well as live quarterly meetings where we show our work.We invite you to join us at one of our yearly workshops, where we learn from one another and practice the latest techniques in nature printing.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 2011.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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