Royal River Conservation Trust

Analysis

Royal River Conservation Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Yarmouth, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1993, 33 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, Royal River Conservation Trust reported income of $1.2m and spending of $540k, leaving 54% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $410k to $1.2m (+187%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 50% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Royal River Conservation Trust 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 78th percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Great Lakes Bay Region Quality of Life Council ($1.2m), Center for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Technologies ($1.2m) and Willwoods Community Management Inc ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $93k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $150k. At year end it held assets of $5.1m against liabilities of -$314, net assets of $5.1m. It reported 5 employees.